Earthquake details

Friday, August 6, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 6, 1926 at 07:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yaese (Japan - JP), about 46.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.853 and latitude 25.724.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	25.724, 127.853
UTC time	1926-08-06 07:01:50.580

Location	Itoman
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1926-08-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yaese	46.2 km
Nanjō	47.6 km
Itoman	48.4 km
Kanegusuku	54.2 km
Tomigusuku	54.2 km
Naha	57.2 km
Nishihara	60.0 km
Ginowan	60.7 km
Urasoe	60.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	67.8 km
Okinawa	68.3 km
Gushikawa	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	92.9 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	69.0 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	71.4 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	87.8 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	89.5 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	50.7 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	98.7 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	65.5 km

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