Earthquake details

Monday, June 22, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, June 22, 1998 at 07:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 37.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.391 and latitude 28.043.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	63.2 km
Coordinates	28.043, 129.391
UTC time	1998-06-22 07:07:08.430

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-06-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	37.2 km
Amami	38.5 km
Nago	211.2 km
Uruma	239.6 km
Gushikawa	240.6 km
Katsuren-haebaru	242.5 km
Yomitan	244.8 km
Okinawa	246.8 km
Ginowan	255.6 km
Nishihara	257.5 km
Urasoe	257.9 km
Kanegusuku	263.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

80.4 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

117.8 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

42.0 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

95.7 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

131.4 km

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