Earthquake details

Saturday, January 31, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 31, 1998 at 01:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyakojima (Japan - JP), about 103.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.337 and latitude 24.805.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	46.9 km
Coordinates	24.805, 126.337
UTC time	1998-01-31 01:08:09.100

Location	Itoman
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-01-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Miyakojima	103.7 km
Hirara	104.6 km
Itoman	198.9 km
Yaese	204.1 km
Tomigusuku	204.7 km
Naha	206.7 km
Nanjō	207.1 km
Kanegusuku	208.5 km
Urasoe	214.0 km
Nishihara	214.4 km
Ginowan	216.3 km
Okinawa	225.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	253.5 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	271.0 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	272.7 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	229.9 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	168.2 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	248.0 km

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