Earthquake details

Sunday, January 24, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, January 24, 1988 at 14:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nago (Japan - JP), about 11.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.019 and latitude 26.716.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	56.9 km
Coordinates	26.716, 128.019
UTC time	1988-01-24 14:15:24.560

Location	Nago
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-01-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nago	11.7 km
Uruma	41.1 km
Gushikawa	42.5 km
Yomitan	44.4 km
Katsuren-haebaru	45.0 km
Okinawa	47.5 km
Ginowan	56.6 km
Nishihara	58.3 km
Urasoe	58.4 km
Kanegusuku	64.7 km
Naha	65.5 km
Tomigusuku	67.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	92.5 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	96.5 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	99.8 km
M 4.7 Nago Japan · 2026-03-30 04:04 UTC	100.1 km
M 4.3 Nago Japan · 2026-03-30 03:38 UTC	99.1 km
M 4.8 Nago Japan · 2026-03-30 03:31 UTC	99.0 km
M 4.5 Uruma Japan · 2026-03-30 02:24 UTC	94.7 km
M 4.2 Okinawa Japan · 2026-03-30 02:23 UTC	96.7 km

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