Earthquake details

Thursday, October 19, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 19, 1995 at 02:41 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 71.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.148 and latitude 28.094.

Magnitude	6.8
Alert	Severe
Depth	19.7 km
Coordinates	28.094, 130.148
UTC time	1995-10-19 02:41:36.190

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1995-10-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	71.5 km
Naze	71.9 km
Nago	269.8 km
Uruma	296.5 km
Gushikawa	297.1 km
Katsuren-haebaru	298.5 km
Yomitan	303.4 km
Okinawa	303.7 km
Ginowan	312.1 km
Nishihara	314.1 km
Urasoe	314.7 km
Kanegusuku	319.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

57.3 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

90.7 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

147.0 km

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