Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 12:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 139.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.835 and latitude 27.974.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	27.974, 130.835
UTC time	2019-08-20 12:52:22.010

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2019-08-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	139.0 km
Naze	139.6 km
Nago	319.9 km
Uruma	344.2 km
Gushikawa	344.5 km
Katsuren-haebaru	345.5 km
Okinawa	351.4 km
Yomitan	352.5 km
Ginowan	359.2 km
Nishihara	361.2 km
Urasoe	362.0 km
Ibusuki	363.3 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

158.6 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

199.7 km

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