Earthquake details

Sunday, September 26, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, September 26, 1999 at 16:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 165.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.296 and latitude 27.070.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.070, 130.296
UTC time	1999-09-26 16:03:48.900

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-09-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	165.1 km
Amami	165.6 km
Nago	235.0 km
Gushikawa	254.1 km
Uruma	254.3 km
Katsuren-haebaru	254.4 km
Okinawa	261.2 km
Yomitan	264.3 km
Ginowan	267.7 km
Nishihara	269.7 km
Urasoe	270.7 km
Nanjō	272.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

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Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

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M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

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M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

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Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

256.3 km

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