Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 23, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 23:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hirara (Japan - JP), about 173.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.819 and latitude 26.292.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	26.292, 125.819
UTC time	2003-12-23 23:01:15.020

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-12-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hirara	173.6 km
Miyakojima	174.8 km
Itoman	185.7 km
Naha	185.9 km
Tomigusuku	186.4 km
Kanegusuku	190.7 km
Urasoe	190.8 km
Nishihara	192.2 km
Yomitan	192.5 km
Yaese	193.0 km
Ginowan	193.9 km
Nanjō	195.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	285.0 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	269.4 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	272.9 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	281.7 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	271.8 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	229.0 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	119.6 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	266.9 km

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