Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - 101 km northeast of Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan, on Monday, March 28, 1955 at 09:12 GMT
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Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 51 km depth
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Mar 28, 1955 09:12:18 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 6.3 |
| Depth | 51.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 29.093°N / 130.109°E  (East China Sea, Japan) |
| Antipode | 29.093°S / 49.891°W |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Akuseki-jima (64 km / 40 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 101 km (63 mi) NE of Naze (pop: 41,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 202 km (125 mi) SSW of Nishinoomote (pop: 17,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 243 km (151 mi) S of Makurazaki (pop: 25,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 244 km (151 mi) SSW of Ibusuki (pop: 29,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 265 km (164 mi) SSW of Kanoya (pop: 82,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 278 km (173 mi) S of Kagoshima (pop: 555,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 298 km (185 mi) S of Hamanoichi (pop: 39,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 308 km (191 mi) SSW of Miyakonojō (pop: 131,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 338 km (210 mi) SSW of Miyazaki (pop: 311,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 399 km (248 mi) NE of Naha (pop: 300,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.3 | 51 km | Ryukyu Islands, Japan | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quake)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| Jun 29, 1955 04:55 67 years ago | 6.1 45 km | 123 km NE of Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan | More |
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