Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 08:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 73.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.034 and latitude 27.924.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	27.924, 130.034
UTC time	2019-08-20 08:20:22.984

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2019-08-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	73.1 km
Amami	73.2 km
Nago	249.6 km
Uruma	275.8 km
Gushikawa	276.3 km
Katsuren-haebaru	277.7 km
Yomitan	283.0 km
Okinawa	283.1 km
Ginowan	291.3 km
Nishihara	293.4 km
Urasoe	294.0 km
Kanegusuku	298.8 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

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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

158.6 km

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