Earthquake details

Friday, October 20, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, October 20, 1995 at 03:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 71.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.206 and latitude 28.234.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	28.234, 130.206
UTC time	1995-10-20 03:06:09.750

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-10-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	71.6 km
Naze	72.4 km
Nago	283.9 km
Uruma	310.9 km
Gushikawa	311.5 km
Katsuren-haebaru	313.1 km
Yomitan	317.5 km
Okinawa	318.2 km
Ginowan	326.6 km
Nishihara	328.6 km
Urasoe	329.2 km
Kanegusuku	334.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

39.3 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

41.2 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

91.3 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

154.9 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

137.2 km

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