Earthquake details

Saturday, August 7, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, August 7, 1926 at 02:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hirara (Japan - JP), about 149.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.151 and latitude 25.906.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	25.906, 126.151
UTC time	1926-08-07 02:09:28.850

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1926-08-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hirara	149.5 km
Miyakojima	150.2 km
Itoman	153.8 km
Tomigusuku	156.2 km
Naha	156.5 km
Kanegusuku	160.8 km
Yaese	161.2 km
Urasoe	162.7 km
Nanjō	163.8 km
Nishihara	163.9 km
Ginowan	165.8 km
Yomitan	168.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	252.8 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	234.1 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	237.4 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	248.8 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	241.8 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	196.8 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	91.7 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	231.3 km

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