M4.5 earthquake 158 km W of Naha, Japan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 158 km W of Naha, Japan on Tue, Feb 8, 1983, 9:51 AM JST (00:51 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 132 km NNE of Hirara, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-02-08 00:51:20 UTC
- Depth
- 145.3 km (90.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 26.401° N, 126.107° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0132 km NNE of Hirara, Japan · 15921 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.4209 km N of Hirara, Japan · 15916 days ago · 232 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.5131 km WNW of Naha, Japan · 15888 days ago · 129 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001swf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.