Earthquake details

Monday, August 4, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, August 4, 2008 at 10:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yomitan (Japan - JP), about 174.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.166 and latitude 27.081.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.4 km
Coordinates	27.081, 126.166
UTC time	2008-08-04 10:25:58.040

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-08-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yomitan	174.2 km
Naha	178.8 km
Urasoe	180.5 km
Tomigusuku	180.8 km
Nishihara	182.0 km
Okinawa	182.6 km
Ginowan	183.0 km
Itoman	183.5 km
Kanegusuku	183.8 km
Uruma	185.7 km
Gushikawa	187.3 km
Nago	188.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	270.8 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	262.9 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	266.7 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	269.0 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	254.3 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	220.5 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	130.1 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	261.5 km

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