According to JMA, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck near Adjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima Island on September 20, 2026. It was recorded at 04:28 PM GMT+9 at a depth of 60 km.
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Magnitude
M5.0
Mj · Moderate
Depth
60 km
Shallow
Time (UTC)
07:28:00 AM
September 20, 2026
Local time
04:28 PM
September 20, 2026 · GMT+9
The epicenter was about 307 km from Naha.
No other earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km of the epicenter since this one.
Because this earthquake is more than 30 days old, only significant earthquakes from our archive are counted.
The earthquake occurred near Adjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima Island at 28.500° N, 129.400° E, at a depth of 60 km. The nearest town was Naha, about 307 km away.
JMA reported a magnitude of Mj 5.0 (moderate). How strongly it was felt, and any damage, also depend on depth, distance from the epicenter and local ground conditions.
No other earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km of the epicenter since this one.
Earthquake data: USGS (public domain); Turkey: AFAD; Europe: EMSC-CSEM SeismicPortal (CC BY 4.0); Japan: JMA; New Zealand: GeoNet (CC BY 3.0 NZ); Australia: Geoscience Australia (CC BY 4.0); Canada: NRCan (OGL-Canada); USGS backup: GFZ GEOFON (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Borders: Natural Earth.