Earthquake details

Friday, October 20, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, October 20, 1995 at 04:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 66.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.095 and latitude 28.108.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.8 km
Coordinates	28.108, 130.095
UTC time	1995-10-20 04:13:57.180

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-10-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	66.1 km
Naze	66.5 km
Nago	266.7 km
Uruma	293.5 km
Gushikawa	294.1 km
Katsuren-haebaru	295.6 km
Yomitan	300.3 km
Okinawa	300.8 km
Ginowan	309.2 km
Nishihara	311.2 km
Urasoe	311.8 km
Kanegusuku	316.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

26.8 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

59.0 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

85.3 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

149.7 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

143.0 km

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