Earthquake details

Friday, August 17, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 17, 2001 at 22:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hirara (Japan - JP), about 138.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.190 and latitude 25.748.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	25.748, 126.190
UTC time	2001-08-17 22:25:49.010

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-08-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hirara	138.0 km
Miyakojima	138.6 km
Itoman	154.0 km
Tomigusuku	157.1 km
Naha	157.7 km
Yaese	161.1 km
Kanegusuku	161.6 km
Nanjō	163.9 km
Urasoe	164.3 km
Nishihara	165.3 km
Ginowan	167.3 km
Yomitan	171.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	251.4 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	231.5 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	234.6 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	247.2 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	241.4 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	196.0 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	95.8 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	228.5 km

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