Earthquake details

Friday, March 8, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 8, 1991 at 03:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nago (Japan - JP), about 69.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.411 and latitude 26.976.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	107.3 km
Coordinates	26.976, 127.411
UTC time	1991-03-08 03:07:55.060

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-03-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nago	69.8 km
Yomitan	72.1 km
Uruma	80.3 km
Okinawa	81.2 km
Gushikawa	82.3 km
Katsuren-haebaru	85.1 km
Urasoe	85.9 km
Ginowan	86.7 km
Nishihara	87.0 km
Naha	89.0 km
Tomigusuku	92.0 km
Kanegusuku	92.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	157.1 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	156.1 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	159.8 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	156.6 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	139.5 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	117.7 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	96.0 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	155.9 km

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