Earthquake details

Thursday, May 1, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 1, 1975 at 16:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Katsuren-haebaru (Japan - JP), about 70.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.487 and latitude 26.024.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	28.0 km
Coordinates	26.024, 128.487
UTC time	1975-05-01 16:50:17.500

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-05-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Katsuren-haebaru	70.2 km
Gushikawa	72.3 km
Nanjō	73.2 km
Uruma	74.0 km
Yaese	75.3 km
Okinawa	76.8 km
Ginowan	77.2 km
Kanegusuku	78.5 km
Nishihara	78.6 km
Urasoe	80.0 km
Tomigusuku	82.5 km
Itoman	82.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	21.2 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	7.3 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	9.9 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	16.2 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	24.3 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	39.5 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	148.4 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	9.9 km

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