Earthquake details

Saturday, February 10, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, February 10, 1979 at 12:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hirara (Japan - JP), about 167.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.836 and latitude 26.225.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	127.0 km
Coordinates	26.225, 125.836
UTC time	1979-02-10 12:12:47.300

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hirara	167.0 km
Miyakojima	168.2 km
Itoman	183.5 km
Naha	184.0 km
Tomigusuku	184.4 km
Kanegusuku	188.8 km
Urasoe	189.2 km
Nishihara	190.5 km
Yaese	190.8 km
Yomitan	191.5 km
Ginowan	192.3 km
Nanjō	193.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	283.0 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	266.8 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	270.4 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	279.5 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	270.1 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	226.8 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	117.5 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	264.3 km

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