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JMA EPICENTRE REGION

Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima Island

奄美大島北西沖

earthquakes52
Maximum M6.3
Maximum Shindo4
FirstJan 14, 2015

What this epicentre-region name means

This page groups earthquakes whose JMA report uses this epicentre-region name. It identifies the reported epicentre region, not the area where shaking was felt or an administrative boundary.

JISHINDESU stores 52 confirmed or corrected reports from Jan 14, 2015 to Sep 22, 2026. This is not JMA’s complete historical earthquake catalogue. Dates and times use Japan Standard Time (JST).

Earthquakes in the stored history

The largest magnitude and highest Shindo may belong to different earthquakes. Open each report for its details.

Stored reports by year

The largest number of stored reports is 12 in 2021. Yearly counts describe the stored reports, not future activity or relative hazard.

  1. 20264
  2. 20254
  3. 20247
  4. 20233
  5. 20222
  6. 202112
  7. 20202
  8. 20195
  9. 20184
  10. 20174
  11. 20163
  12. 20152

Prefectures with observations

Each count is the number of earthquakes with a Shindo reading at a station in that prefecture. It does not locate the epicentre or imply shaking throughout the prefecture. One earthquake may appear in several prefectures.

KagoshimaEarthquakes observed: 52 · Highest local Shindo: 4OkinawaEarthquakes observed: 3 · Highest local Shindo: 3MiyazakiEarthquakes observed: 2 · Highest local Shindo: 2OitaEarthquakes observed: 2 · Highest local Shindo: 2OkayamaEarthquakes observed: 1 · Highest local Shindo: 2HiroshimaEarthquakes observed: 1 · Highest local Shindo: 1EhimeEarthquakes observed: 1 · Highest local Shindo: 1SagaEarthquakes observed: 1 · Highest local Shindo: 1KumamotoEarthquakes observed: 1 · Highest local Shindo: 1NagasakiEarthquakes observed: 1 · Highest local Shindo: 1KagawaEarthquakes observed: 1 · Highest local Shindo: 1KochiEarthquakes observed: 1 · Highest local Shindo: 1

Recent earthquakes

Showing the latest 50 of 52 stored reports, not the complete list.

1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandSep 22, 2026, 19:46 JST · M4.9View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandAug 19, 2026, 20:43 JST · M4.6View report →2Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandMar 29, 2026, 16:08 JST · M5.2View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJan 26, 2026, 06:55 JST · M3.9View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandAug 6, 2025, 09:56 JST · M4.8View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJul 1, 2025, 17:15 JST · M3.2View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJun 23, 2025, 16:40 JST · M2.9View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJun 22, 2025, 11:06 JST · M3.4View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandDec 31, 2024, 01:33 JST · M3.9View report →2Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandDec 30, 2024, 18:21 JST · M4.4View report →2Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandDec 27, 2024, 20:47 JST · M4.6View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandDec 26, 2024, 22:18 JST · M3.8View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandDec 25, 2024, 20:06 JST · M4.1View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandApr 10, 2024, 15:19 JST · M4.2View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandMar 3, 2024, 08:10 JST · M4.8View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandSep 15, 2023, 20:05 JST · M3.8View report →3Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandSep 9, 2023, 04:45 JST · M3.4View report →4Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandSep 9, 2023, 02:28 JST · M5View report →2Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandApr 15, 2022, 15:33 JST · M4.4View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandApr 13, 2022, 15:31 JST · M4.4View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandDec 11, 2021, 09:43 JST · M4.1View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJul 17, 2021, 12:50 JST · M3.9View report →2Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJul 11, 2021, 11:34 JST · M4.7View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJul 11, 2021, 03:49 JST · M4.5View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJul 7, 2021, 23:55 JST · M4.7View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJul 7, 2021, 05:58 JST · M4.3View report →2Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJul 6, 2021, 18:34 JST · M4.7View report →2Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJul 6, 2021, 07:30 JST · M4.4View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJul 6, 2021, 04:06 JST · M4.5View report →2Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJul 5, 2021, 08:04 JST · M4.6View report →2Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJul 4, 2021, 22:32 JST · M4.6View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJun 15, 2021, 16:11 JST · M4.4View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandDec 23, 2020, 03:24 JST · M4.8View report →4Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJun 14, 2020, 00:51 JST · M6.3View report →2Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandOct 6, 2019, 05:18 JST · M5View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandAug 7, 2019, 23:06 JST · M3.8View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJul 29, 2019, 00:05 JST · M3.9View report →3Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJul 13, 2019, 09:58 JST · M5.9View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandMar 20, 2019, 22:11 JST · M4.4View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandOct 11, 2018, 15:18 JST · M4.8View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandMay 17, 2018, 07:00 JST · M4.1View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandFeb 16, 2018, 08:48 JST · M3.7View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandFeb 13, 2018, 08:01 JST · M4.5View report →2Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandAug 16, 2017, 21:51 JST · M5.7View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJul 1, 2017, 00:22 JST · M3.9View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJun 30, 2017, 23:38 JST · M3.6View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJun 29, 2017, 10:37 JST · M4.3View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandJun 5, 2016, 11:48 JST · M4.5View report →1Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandFeb 20, 2016, 20:55 JST · M4.1View report →2Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandFeb 17, 2016, 18:05 JST · M4.3View report →