Earthquake details

Friday, October 26, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, October 26, 2001 at 01:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hirara (Japan - JP), about 140.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.350 and latitude 25.639.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	25.639, 126.350
UTC time	2001-10-26 01:18:47.720

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-10-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hirara	140.6 km
Miyakojima	141.0 km
Itoman	142.8 km
Tomigusuku	146.6 km
Naha	147.6 km
Yaese	149.7 km
Kanegusuku	151.1 km
Nanjō	152.6 km
Urasoe	154.4 km
Nishihara	155.4 km
Ginowan	157.4 km
Yomitan	163.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	238.2 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	217.3 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	220.3 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	233.8 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	229.2 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	183.6 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	90.2 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	214.2 km

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