Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 21, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 21, 1971 at 10:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Katsuren-haebaru (Japan - JP), about 21.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.031 and latitude 26.205.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	26.205, 128.031
UTC time	1971-07-21 10:52:45.700

Location	Gushikawa
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-07-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Katsuren-haebaru	21.2 km
Gushikawa	23.7 km
Uruma	25.6 km
Okinawa	27.2 km
Nanjō	27.2 km
Ginowan	27.7 km
Nishihara	29.2 km
Yaese	30.0 km
Kanegusuku	30.5 km
Urasoe	30.6 km
Tomigusuku	34.9 km
Naha	35.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	64.4 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	53.5 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	57.4 km
M 4.5 Uruma Japan · 2026-03-30 02:24 UTC	81.8 km
M 4.2 Okinawa Japan · 2026-03-30 02:23 UTC	65.4 km
M 4.6 Uruma Japan · 2026-03-30 02:12 UTC	77.0 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	61.5 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	51.3 km

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