Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 8, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, November 8, 1995 at 20:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 76.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.072 and latitude 27.914.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.914, 130.072
UTC time	1995-11-08 20:01:33.010

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-11-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	76.7 km
Naze	76.7 km
Nago	252.1 km
Uruma	278.1 km
Gushikawa	278.6 km
Katsuren-haebaru	280.0 km
Yomitan	285.4 km
Okinawa	285.4 km
Ginowan	293.6 km
Nishihara	295.7 km
Urasoe	296.3 km
Kanegusuku	301.0 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

78.4 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

94.1 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

161.2 km

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