Earthquake details

Saturday, October 3, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, October 3, 1998 at 11:15 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 183.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.615 and latitude 28.505.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	226.6 km
Coordinates	28.505, 127.615
UTC time	1998-10-03 11:15:42.690

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1998-10-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	183.5 km
Amami	184.5 km
Nago	213.5 km
Yomitan	234.5 km
Uruma	238.2 km
Gushikawa	240.1 km
Okinawa	242.2 km
Katsuren-haebaru	243.1 km
Ginowan	250.0 km
Urasoe	250.3 km
Nishihara	251.0 km
Naha	255.2 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

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M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

164.5 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

188.3 km

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