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M4.5 earthquake near Ishigaki, Okinawa

3307 d ago · 27 Sept 2017, 21:56 UTC northeast of Taiwan

What happened

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck northeast of Taiwan on 27 Sept 2017, 21:56 UTC at a depth of 124 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Ishigaki, about 106 km away in Okinawa, Japan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    17 Oct 2026, 08:45 UTC

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