Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 23, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 23:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hirara (Japan - JP), about 175.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.775 and latitude 26.317.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	36.3 km
Coordinates	26.317, 125.775
UTC time	2003-12-23 23:15:27.910

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-12-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hirara	175.0 km
Miyakojima	176.2 km
Itoman	190.3 km
Naha	190.4 km
Tomigusuku	190.9 km
Kanegusuku	195.2 km
Urasoe	195.2 km
Nishihara	196.6 km
Yomitan	196.7 km
Yaese	197.7 km
Ginowan	198.3 km
Nanjō	199.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	289.5 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	274.1 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	277.7 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	286.2 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	276.2 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	233.5 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	124.2 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	271.6 km

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