Earthquake details

Thursday, October 19, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 19, 1995 at 04:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 67.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.163 and latitude 28.239.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	28.239, 130.163
UTC time	1995-10-19 04:01:47.970

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-10-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	67.4 km
Naze	68.1 km
Nago	281.0 km
Uruma	308.1 km
Gushikawa	308.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	310.3 km
Yomitan	314.7 km
Okinawa	315.4 km
Ginowan	323.8 km
Nishihara	325.8 km
Urasoe	326.4 km
Kanegusuku	331.5 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

43.5 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

87.1 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

150.7 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

134.3 km

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