Earthquake details

Thursday, September 29, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 18:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yomitan (Japan - JP), about 28.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.653 and latitude 26.648.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	45.1 km
Coordinates	26.648, 127.653
UTC time	2011-09-29 18:26:56.370

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-09-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yomitan	28.9 km
Nago	33.3 km
Uruma	36.6 km
Okinawa	37.8 km
Gushikawa	38.6 km
Katsuren-haebaru	41.4 km
Urasoe	44.0 km
Ginowan	44.2 km
Nishihara	44.8 km
Naha	48.5 km
Kanegusuku	50.7 km
Tomigusuku	51.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	116.9 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	113.4 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	117.2 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	115.8 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	99.8 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	74.1 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	81.7 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	113.0 km

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