M4.8 earthquake 102 km WNW of Naha, Japan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 102 km WNW of Naha, Japan on Fri, Nov 11, 1977, 2:08 PM JST (05:08 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Ryukyu Islands, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-11-11 05:08:48 UTC
- Depth
- 101.0 km (62.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 26.574° N, 126.737° E
- Region
- Japan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000rf3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC.