Earthquake details

Thursday, January 23, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 23, 1997 at 09:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 184.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.303 and latitude 27.940.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.940, 131.303
UTC time	1997-01-23 09:49:42.220

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-01-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	184.1 km
Naze	184.8 km
Nago	359.8 km
Ibusuki	372.0 km
Uruma	382.9 km
Gushikawa	383.1 km
Katsuren-haebaru	383.9 km
Kanoya	385.8 km
Minamikyushu	388.0 km
Okinawa	390.1 km
Yomitan	391.7 km
Shibushi	394.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

109.7 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

105.6 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

203.7 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

267.4 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

237.0 km

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