Earthquake details

Thursday, October 19, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 19, 1995 at 06:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 65.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.954 and latitude 27.944.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.944, 129.954
UTC time	1995-10-19 06:54:35.620

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-10-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	65.9 km
Amami	66.0 km
Nago	244.6 km
Uruma	271.1 km
Gushikawa	271.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	273.2 km
Yomitan	278.1 km
Okinawa	278.4 km
Ginowan	286.8 km
Nishihara	288.8 km
Urasoe	289.4 km
Kanegusuku	294.3 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

81.9 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

82.9 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

153.5 km

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