Earthquake details

Friday, March 24, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 24, 2017 at 16:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yomitan (Japan - JP), about 75.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.223 and latitude 26.893.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	77.4 km
Coordinates	26.893, 127.223
UTC time	2017-03-24 16:43:27.060

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-03-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yomitan	75.5 km
Nago	81.9 km
Okinawa	84.7 km
Uruma	85.6 km
Urasoe	86.8 km
Gushikawa	87.5 km
Nishihara	88.1 km
Naha	88.3 km
Ginowan	88.4 km
Katsuren-haebaru	90.0 km
Tomigusuku	91.1 km
Kanegusuku	92.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	167.6 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	163.6 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	167.4 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	166.5 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	150.4 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	123.1 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	81.0 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	162.9 km

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