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M5.0 earthquake near Tsuha, Okinawa

Name: M5.0 earthquake near Tsuha, Okinawa
Start: 2020-04-15T07:19:04.792+00:00
Location: 100 km ESE of Nago, Japan

2375 d ago · 15 Apr 2020, 07:19 UTC 100 km ESE of Nago, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 100 km ESE of Nago, Japan on 15 Apr 2020, 07:19 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Tsuha, about 93 km away in Okinawa, Japan.

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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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