Earthquake details

Sunday, December 10, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, December 10, 1995 at 14:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 92.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.113 and latitude 27.748.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.748, 130.113
UTC time	1995-12-10 14:53:40.510

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-12-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	92.6 km
Amami	92.7 km
Nago	245.5 km
Uruma	270.6 km
Gushikawa	271.0 km
Katsuren-haebaru	272.2 km
Okinawa	277.9 km
Yomitan	278.5 km
Ginowan	285.9 km
Nishihara	287.9 km
Urasoe	288.7 km
Kanegusuku	293.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

93.4 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

109.0 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

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Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

179.6 km

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