Earthquake details

Saturday, June 16, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, June 16, 1990 at 04:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 153.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.976 and latitude 27.998.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	27.0 km
Coordinates	27.998, 127.976
UTC time	1990-06-16 04:53:42.940

Location	Okinawa
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1990-06-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	153.5 km
Nago	154.0 km
Amami	154.8 km
Yomitan	179.2 km
Uruma	180.9 km
Gushikawa	182.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	185.6 km
Okinawa	185.8 km
Ginowan	194.3 km
Urasoe	195.1 km
Nishihara	195.6 km
Naha	200.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	222.2 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	203.8 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	209.4 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	222.6 km

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