Earthquake details

Monday, March 18, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, March 18, 1974 at 23:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yomitan (Japan - JP), about 134.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.546 and latitude 26.960.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	140.0 km
Coordinates	26.960, 126.546
UTC time	1974-03-18 23:39:15.500

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-03-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yomitan	134.5 km
Naha	140.1 km
Urasoe	141.3 km
Tomigusuku	142.2 km
Nishihara	142.8 km
Okinawa	142.9 km
Ginowan	143.7 km
Kanegusuku	145.0 km
Itoman	145.3 km
Uruma	145.9 km
Gushikawa	147.5 km
Nago	148.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	230.9 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	223.4 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	227.2 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	229.1 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	214.3 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	181.2 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	97.5 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	222.1 km

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