Earthquake details

Saturday, November 28, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, November 28, 1959 at 03:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Katsuren-haebaru (Japan - JP), about 78.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.593 and latitude 26.050.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	26.050, 128.593
UTC time	1959-11-28 03:20:30.660

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-11-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Katsuren-haebaru	78.4 km
Gushikawa	80.2 km
Uruma	81.8 km
Nanjō	83.2 km
Okinawa	85.2 km
Yaese	85.4 km
Ginowan	86.4 km
Nago	87.4 km
Nishihara	87.9 km
Kanegusuku	88.2 km
Urasoe	89.3 km
Tomigusuku	92.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	11.0 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	14.4 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	13.9 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	5.8 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	21.3 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	49.3 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	158.5 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	18.0 km

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