Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 24, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, October 24, 1995 at 05:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 83.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.111 and latitude 27.856.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.856, 130.111
UTC time	1995-10-24 05:24:08.480

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-10-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	83.8 km
Amami	83.9 km
Nago	251.7 km
Uruma	277.3 km
Gushikawa	277.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	279.1 km
Okinawa	284.6 km
Yomitan	284.9 km
Ginowan	292.8 km
Nishihara	294.8 km
Urasoe	295.5 km
Kanegusuku	300.1 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

82.4 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

101.1 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

164.4 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

168.6 km

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