Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 26, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, August 26, 1997 at 21:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 131.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.275 and latitude 27.420.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.420, 130.275
UTC time	1997-08-26 21:32:13.150

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-08-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	131.0 km
Amami	131.4 km
Nago	244.1 km
Uruma	266.5 km
Gushikawa	266.6 km
Katsuren-haebaru	267.3 km
Okinawa	273.7 km
Yomitan	275.5 km
Ginowan	280.9 km
Nishihara	283.0 km
Urasoe	283.9 km
Nanjō	286.8 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

124.8 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

146.4 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

206.6 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

219.5 km

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