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Latest quakes in or near Kumi Island, Okinawa, Japan - list, stats and map

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Mag. 4.5 earthquake 23 Km NW of Yonakuni, Japan - Jan 6, 2024 -
Strongest since 2021Mag. 5.3 Taiwan Region, Japan - Feb 7, 2021 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 23:45 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Kumi Island, Okinawa, Japan, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Kumi Island, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Kumi Island in the past 24 hours.
Since 2021, Kumi Island has had 32 quakes of magnitudes above 3 and up to 5.3:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 5
  • 29 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 2 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
Latest: Mag. 4.5 Earthquake 23 Km NW of Yonakuni, Japan -
Strongest: Mag. 5.3 Earthquake Taiwan Region, Japan -
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Latest quakes in or near Kumi Island, Okinawa, Japan - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Jan 6, 01:58 am (GMT +9)
Jan 5, 16:58 GMT
4.5

89 km
23 Km NW of Yonakuni, Japan Info
Saturday, December 9, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 9, 2023 03:19 pm (GMT +9)
Dec 9, 2023 06:19 GMT
4.5

96 km
36 Km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan Info
Monday, September 25, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
Sep 26, 2023 08:04 am (GMT +9)
Sep 25, 2023 23:04 GMT
4.3

100 km
26 Km W of Yonakuni, Japan Info
Sep 26, 2023 08:04 am (GMT +9)
Sep 25, 2023 23:04 GMT
4.7

98 km
Japan: 102.8 Km ESE of Yilan County Hall Info
Sunday, August 13, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 13, 2023 08:48 pm (GMT +9)
Aug 13, 2023 11:48 GMT
4.3

100 km
Japan: 84.0 Km ESE of Yilan County Hall Info
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 12, 2023 02:55 am (GMT +9)
Jul 11, 2023 17:55 GMT
4.4

10 km
Japan: Taiwan Region Info
Sunday, July 9, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 10, 2023 04:20 am (GMT +9)
Jul 9, 2023 19:20 GMT
4.3

49 km
Southwestern Ryukyu Isl., Japan Info
Friday, May 26, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 26, 2023 09:41 pm (GMT +9)
May 26, 2023 12:41 GMT
4.0

92 km
Japan: Taiwan Region Info
Monday, May 8, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 8, 2023 06:23 pm (GMT +9)
May 8, 2023 09:23 GMT
4.9

113 km
40 Km NW of Yonakuni, Japan 2 reportsInfo
Sunday, April 9, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 10, 2023 03:45 am (GMT +9)
Apr 9, 2023 18:45 GMT
4.9

54 km
15 Km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan 2 reportsInfo
Friday, June 24, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 25, 2022 02:44 am (GMT +9)
Jun 24, 2022 17:44 GMT
4.2

53 km
28 Km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2 x 1013 joules (5.53 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4755 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 10.3 quakes on average per year in or near Kumi Island, Okinawa, Japan:
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.1 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 1.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 10.7 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 17.7 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 45 quakes per year (or 3.7 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 111 quakes per year (or 9.2 quakes per month)
Kumi Island has a very high level of seismic activity. Kumi Island has had at least 14 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.

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