Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 15, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 15, 1989 at 01:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Katsuren-haebaru (Japan - JP), about 59.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.386 and latitude 26.065.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	26.065, 128.386
UTC time	1989-03-15 01:28:43.070

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-03-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Katsuren-haebaru	59.2 km
Gushikawa	61.3 km
Nanjō	62.5 km
Uruma	63.0 km
Yaese	64.6 km
Okinawa	65.7 km
Ginowan	66.2 km
Nishihara	67.5 km
Kanegusuku	67.6 km
Urasoe	69.0 km
Tomigusuku	71.6 km
Itoman	72.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	29.0 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	15.8 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	19.5 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	24.8 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	24.7 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	28.6 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	137.8 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	16.1 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account