Earthquake details

Thursday, January 27, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 12:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hirara (Japan - JP), about 120.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.193 and latitude 25.520.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	60.3 km
Coordinates	25.520, 126.193
UTC time	2005-01-27 12:54:01.650

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-01-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hirara	120.0 km
Miyakojima	120.4 km
Itoman	162.6 km
Tomigusuku	166.6 km
Naha	167.6 km
Yaese	169.4 km
Kanegusuku	171.0 km
Nanjō	172.3 km
Urasoe	174.5 km
Nishihara	175.4 km
Ginowan	177.5 km
Yomitan	183.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	256.7 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	235.3 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	238.2 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	252.2 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	248.3 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	202.7 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	110.7 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	232.1 km

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