Earthquake details

Friday, August 6, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 6, 1926 at 06:00 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Itoman (Japan - JP), about 40.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.372 and latitude 25.886.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	25.886, 127.372
UTC time	1926-08-06 06:00:55.690

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1926-08-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Itoman	40.0 km
Tomigusuku	45.6 km
Yaese	45.8 km
Naha	47.6 km
Nanjō	48.9 km
Kanegusuku	49.5 km
Urasoe	54.8 km
Nishihara	55.3 km
Ginowan	57.2 km
Okinawa	66.0 km
Yomitan	68.4 km
Katsuren-haebaru	70.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	132.3 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	112.2 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	115.4 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	128.0 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	123.4 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	77.8 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	49.2 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	109.3 km

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