Okinawa

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Latest eventM 4.718.5 km depth · 14 days ago108 km WSW of Ishigaki, Japan

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Okinawa has recorded 4,429 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.5 in 1998.

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Earthquakes

4,429 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.5.

Recent earthquakes

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
4.7	108 km WSW of Ishigaki, Japan	Nov 1, 2026, 17:01	18.5 km
4.5	55 km WSW of Miyakojima, Japan	Oct 28, 2026, 07:53	35.0 km
4.8	164 km SSE of Miyakojima, Japan	Oct 11, 2026, 12:13	10.0 km
4.7	117 km NW of Ishigaki, Japan	Oct 5, 2026, 13:30	154.7 km
4.6	9 km E of Miyakojima, Japan	Oct 3, 2026, 23:45	49.4 km
4.6	138 km SE of Naha, Japan	Sep 30, 2026, 21:11	10.0 km
4.6	70 km ENE of Nago, Japan	Sep 25, 2026, 19:14	10.0 km
4.7	97 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	Sep 15, 2026, 21:00	8.8 km
4.5	95 km WSW of Ishigaki, Japan	Aug 31, 2026, 08:51	28.5 km
4.6	112 km N of Hirara, Japan	Aug 28, 2026, 10:11	129.3 km

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Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
4.9	92 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan	Aug 24, 2026, 15:27	10.0 km
4.7	198 km SE of Miyakojima, Japan	Aug 21, 2026, 18:05	10.0 km
4.7	18 km NW of Uruma, Japan	Aug 21, 2026, 00:01	42.7 km
4.7	76 km S of Miyakojima, Japan	Aug 17, 2026, 04:54	10.0 km
4.7	64 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Jul 9, 2026, 16:21	97.9 km
4.5	125 km WSW of Kumejima, Japan	Jul 3, 2026, 09:01	10.0 km
4.5	113 km WSW of Kumejima, Japan	Jul 3, 2026, 07:33	10.0 km
6.1	110 km WSW of Kumejima, Japan	Jul 3, 2026, 04:04	10.0 km
4.9	105 km WSW of Kumejima, Japan	Jul 3, 2026, 03:53	10.0 km
4.5	9 km ESE of Miyakojima, Japan	Jun 22, 2026, 22:20	35.0 km
4.9	131 km SSE of Naha, Japan	Jun 19, 2026, 19:36	10.0 km
4.5	40 km NW of Ishigaki, Japan	May 17, 2026, 23:23	10.0 km
4.6	33 km WNW of Ishigaki, Japan	May 17, 2026, 23:21	10.0 km
4.6	40 km WNW of Ishigaki, Japan	May 9, 2026, 16:18	23.9 km
4.9	106 km WNW of Ishigaki, Japan	May 3, 2026, 16:18	140.6 km
4.6	41 km N of Hirara, Japan	Apr 9, 2026, 01:34	10.0 km
4.5	118 km E of Naha, Japan	Apr 8, 2026, 07:27	26.7 km
4.7	74 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan	Apr 7, 2026, 20:28	10.0 km
4.5	78 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan	Apr 7, 2026, 20:05	10.0 km
4.6	98 km ESE of Tsuha, Japan	Apr 7, 2026, 18:03	10.0 km
4.5	49 km N of Yonakuni, Japan	Apr 5, 2026, 15:34	133.5 km
4.7	91 km ESE of Tsuha, Japan	Mar 30, 2026, 04:04	10.0 km
4.8	90 km ESE of Tsuha, Japan	Mar 30, 2026, 03:31	10.0 km
4.5	117 km E of Naha, Japan	Mar 30, 2026, 02:24	10.0 km
4.6	112 km E of Naha, Japan	Mar 30, 2026, 02:12	10.0 km
4.9	119 km E of Naha, Japan	Mar 30, 2026, 01:12	10.0 km
4.7	43 km N of Hirara, Japan	Mar 28, 2026, 05:34	10.0 km
4.5	85 km ESE of Tsuha, Japan	Mar 26, 2026, 11:14	10.0 km
4.7	119 km E of Naha, Japan	Mar 26, 2026, 11:13	10.0 km
4.7	80 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan	Mar 20, 2026, 03:35	10.0 km
4.6	84 km SSW of Miyakojima, Japan	Mar 10, 2026, 11:42	10.0 km
4.7	63 km NW of Hirara, Japan	Mar 10, 2026, 06:51	10.0 km
4.8	51 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Mar 6, 2026, 22:39	10.0 km
4.7	25 km NNE of Hirara, Japan	Mar 5, 2026, 22:53	10.0 km
4.8	54 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Mar 5, 2026, 16:37	10.0 km
4.9	54 km NW of Hirara, Japan	Mar 5, 2026, 10:48	10.0 km
5.0	67 km NW of Hirara, Japan	Mar 3, 2026, 00:11	10.0 km
4.5	72 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Mar 2, 2026, 20:57	10.0 km
4.9	59 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Mar 2, 2026, 17:20	10.0 km
4.9	49 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Mar 2, 2026, 11:41	10.0 km
4.6	52 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Mar 2, 2026, 11:30	10.0 km
5.6	56 km NW of Hirara, Japan	Mar 2, 2026, 10:39	9.0 km
4.7	48 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Mar 2, 2026, 09:23	10.0 km
4.6	80 km NW of Hirara, Japan	Mar 2, 2026, 08:47	10.0 km
5.0	65 km NW of Hirara, Japan	Mar 2, 2026, 04:56	10.0 km
4.6	66 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Mar 1, 2026, 04:54	10.0 km
4.8	46 km NW of Hirara, Japan	Feb 28, 2026, 21:41	10.0 km
4.9	50 km NW of Hirara, Japan	Feb 28, 2026, 21:39	10.0 km
5.1	66 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Feb 28, 2026, 12:56	10.0 km
4.6	34 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Feb 28, 2026, 11:18	10.0 km
5.3	52 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Feb 28, 2026, 05:53	10.0 km
5.1	58 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Feb 28, 2026, 01:49	10.0 km
4.6	60 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Feb 27, 2026, 14:54	10.0 km
5.0	58 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Feb 27, 2026, 14:48	10.0 km
4.7	44 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Feb 27, 2026, 11:01	10.0 km
4.7	55 km NW of Hirara, Japan	Feb 27, 2026, 06:43	10.0 km
4.8	54 km NW of Hirara, Japan	Feb 27, 2026, 06:11	10.0 km
4.9	55 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Feb 27, 2026, 02:54	10.0 km
4.5	54 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Feb 26, 2026, 23:06	10.0 km
4.8	52 km NW of Hirara, Japan	Feb 26, 2026, 18:51	10.0 km
4.7	43 km NW of Hirara, Japan	Feb 26, 2026, 15:53	10.3 km
4.6	60 km NW of Hirara, Japan	Feb 21, 2026, 09:41	10.0 km
4.5	28 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan	Feb 20, 2026, 19:16	52.1 km
4.7	69 km N of Ishigaki, Japan	Feb 18, 2026, 07:35	95.6 km
5.5	93 km ESE of Nanjo, Japan	Feb 12, 2026, 21:48	10.0 km
4.5	47 km SE of Miyakojima, Japan	Jan 26, 2026, 10:49	39.5 km
4.9	80 km WSW of Kumejima, Japan	Dec 22, 2025, 12:38	90.0 km
4.6	156 km N of Hirara, Japan	Dec 19, 2025, 04:35	185.2 km
4.9	163 km WNW of Kumejima, Japan	Nov 26, 2025, 11:55	259.7 km
5.1	104 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	Nov 20, 2025, 23:36	125.1 km
4.5	73 km ESE of Nanjo, Japan	Nov 19, 2025, 17:17	10.0 km

Strongest earthquakes on record

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
7.5	255 km SSE of Ishigaki, Japan	May 3, 1998, 23:30	33.0 km
7.0	70 km ESE of Nanjo, Japan	Feb 26, 2010, 20:31	25.0 km
6.9	161 km NW of Kumejima, Japan	Nov 8, 2011, 02:59	224.9 km
6.7	115 km SW of Ishigaki, Japan	Aug 17, 2009, 00:05	20.0 km
6.6	176 km SE of Miyakojima, Japan	Nov 10, 2021, 15:45	12.0 km
6.6	32 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan	Oct 15, 2004, 04:08	94.0 km
6.6	165 km WNW of Kumejima, Japan	May 11, 1986, 01:24	193.5 km
6.5	101 km NNW of Motobu, Japan	Mar 2, 2014, 20:11	119.0 km
6.5	129 km W of Zaisho, Japan	May 26, 2010, 08:53	10.0 km
6.4	135 km NW of Ishigaki, Japan	Oct 15, 2005, 15:51	192.0 km
6.4	111 km S of Ishigaki, Japan	Mar 26, 2002, 03:45	33.0 km
6.4	122 km WNW of Kumejima, Japan	Aug 7, 1993, 00:00	155.0 km
6.3	158 km W of Kumejima, Japan	Sep 18, 2023, 13:21	176.0 km
6.3	60 km SSW of Miyakojima, Japan	Oct 4, 2010, 13:28	32.0 km
6.3	110 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan	Feb 7, 2010, 06:10	21.0 km

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19772026

Year

2026	144	M6.1
2025	93	M5.5
2024	100	M5.7
2023	121	M6.3
2022	274	M5.9
2021	115	M6.6
2020	150	M5.3
2019	104	M5.1
2018	81	M5.3
2017	79	M6.0
2016	114	M5.8
2015	81	M5.2
2014	101	M6.5
2013	152	M5.6
2012	71	M5.4
2011	77	M6.9
2010	146	M7.0
2009	82	M6.7
2008	124	M5.3
2007	175	M6.3
2006	116	M4.9
2005	86	M6.4
2004	88	M6.6
2003	54	M5.7
2002	156	M6.4
2001	99	M5.9
2000	56	M6.0
1999	67	M5.0
1998	105	M7.5
1997	83	M6.2
1996	95	M5.6
1995	66	M5.4
1994	42	M6.1
1993	38	M6.4
1992	63	M5.9
1991	68	M6.0
1990	62	M6.1
1989	54	M5.7
1988	38	M5.9
1987	45	M5.5
1986	185	M6.6
1985	55	M5.7
1984	47	M5.5
1983	38	M5.4
1982	38	M5.5
1981	40	M6.3
1980	64	M6.3
1979	25	M5.4
1978	24	M5.8
1977	26	M5.6
1976	22	M5.8