Earthquake details

Thursday, July 15, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 15, 1999 at 23:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 124.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.235 and latitude 28.582.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	126.4 km
Coordinates	28.582, 128.235
UTC time	1999-07-15 23:13:08.500

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-07-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	124.5 km
Amami	125.3 km
Nago	220.3 km
Yomitan	247.5 km
Uruma	248.3 km
Gushikawa	250.1 km
Katsuren-haebaru	252.9 km
Okinawa	253.7 km
Ginowan	262.4 km
Urasoe	263.4 km
Nishihara	263.7 km
Naha	269.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

206.7 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

217.2 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

105.3 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

45.3 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

131.2 km

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