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M4.5 earthquake near Miyakojima, Okinawa

Name: M4.5 earthquake near Miyakojima, Okinawa
Start: 2020-09-15T04:23:50.361+00:00
Location: 139 km ESE of Hirara, Japan

2223 d ago · 15 Sept 2020, 04:23 UTC 139 km ESE of Hirara, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 139 km ESE of Hirara, Japan on 15 Sept 2020, 04:23 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Miyakojima, about 138 km away in Okinawa, Japan.

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First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 09:57 UTC

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