Earthquake details

Thursday, May 5, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 23:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Katsuren-haebaru (Japan - JP), about 57.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.398 and latitude 26.124.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	26.124, 128.398
UTC time	2011-05-05 23:21:22.100

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-05-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Katsuren-haebaru	57.3 km
Gushikawa	59.1 km
Uruma	60.7 km
Nanjō	63.1 km
Okinawa	64.1 km
Ginowan	65.4 km
Yaese	65.4 km
Nishihara	66.9 km
Kanegusuku	67.6 km
Urasoe	68.4 km
Nago	68.4 km
Tomigusuku	71.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	27.1 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	20.6 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	23.9 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	23.8 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	19.2 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	29.2 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	138.5 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	21.7 km

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