Earthquake details

Saturday, January 6, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 6, 1996 at 10:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 140.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.013 and latitude 27.198.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.198, 130.013
UTC time	1996-01-06 10:43:16.200

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	140.2 km
Amami	140.8 km
Nago	211.5 km
Gushikawa	232.8 km
Uruma	232.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	233.4 km
Okinawa	239.8 km
Yomitan	242.2 km
Ginowan	246.9 km
Nishihara	248.9 km
Urasoe	249.9 km
Nanjō	252.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

154.5 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

152.3 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

206.8 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

234.0 km

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