Earthquake details

Thursday, March 3, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 3, 1983 at 21:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hirara (Japan - JP), about 132.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.939 and latitude 25.850.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	53.0 km
Coordinates	25.850, 125.939
UTC time	1983-03-03 21:02:34.510

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-03-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hirara	132.9 km
Miyakojima	133.8 km
Itoman	175.8 km
Tomigusuku	178.3 km
Naha	178.6 km
Kanegusuku	182.9 km
Yaese	183.2 km
Urasoe	184.8 km
Nanjō	185.8 km
Nishihara	186.0 km
Ginowan	188.0 km
Yomitan	190.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	274.6 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	255.6 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	258.8 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	270.6 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	263.7 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	218.6 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	113.7 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	252.7 km

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