Earthquake details

Thursday, April 24, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, April 24, 1997 at 16:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hirara (Japan - JP), about 114.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.734 and latitude 25.758.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	87.8 km
Coordinates	25.758, 125.734
UTC time	1997-04-24 16:39:22.300

Location	Itoman
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-04-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hirara	114.8 km
Miyakojima	115.8 km
Itoman	198.0 km
Tomigusuku	200.7 km
Naha	201.1 km
Kanegusuku	205.2 km
Yaese	205.3 km
Urasoe	207.3 km
Nanjō	208.0 km
Nishihara	208.5 km
Ginowan	210.5 km
Yomitan	213.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	296.3 km
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M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	280.0 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	292.2 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	285.8 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	240.5 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	136.5 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	273.8 km

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