Earthquake details

Thursday, October 19, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 19, 1995 at 10:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 79.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.986 and latitude 27.802.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	28.6 km
Coordinates	27.802, 129.986
UTC time	1995-10-19 10:51:11.220

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-10-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	79.9 km
Amami	80.2 km
Nago	238.1 km
Uruma	263.9 km
Gushikawa	264.3 km
Katsuren-haebaru	265.6 km
Okinawa	271.2 km
Yomitan	271.3 km
Ginowan	279.3 km
Nishihara	281.3 km
Urasoe	282.0 km
Kanegusuku	286.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

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M 4.6

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M 4.3

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Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

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