Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 26, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at 10:32 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 177.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.184 and latitude 26.898.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	12.0 km
Coordinates	26.898, 130.184
UTC time	2017-07-26 10:32:57.430

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2017-07-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	177.5 km
Amami	178.2 km
Nago	220.7 km
Gushikawa	238.1 km
Katsuren-haebaru	238.3 km
Uruma	238.5 km
Okinawa	245.2 km
Yomitan	248.8 km
Ginowan	251.3 km
Nishihara	253.3 km
Urasoe	254.4 km
Nanjō	254.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

109.4 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

183.6 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

189.7 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

243.6 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

270.9 km

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