Earthquake details

Sunday, April 14, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, April 14, 1974 at 11:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nanjō (Japan - JP), about 72.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.457 and latitude 25.945.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	25.945, 128.457
UTC time	1974-04-14 11:38:21.300

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-04-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nanjō	72.5 km
Katsuren-haebaru	72.5 km
Yaese	74.2 km
Gushikawa	74.8 km
Uruma	76.6 km
Ginowan	78.0 km
Kanegusuku	78.3 km
Okinawa	78.6 km
Nishihara	79.2 km
Urasoe	80.6 km
Itoman	81.3 km
Tomigusuku	82.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	28.9 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	3.8 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	6.8 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	23.7 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	33.5 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	40.1 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	146.8 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	1.0 km

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