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Thu, 28 Aug 2025, 03:25 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred around noon on Thursday, August 28th, 2025, at 12:12 pm local time near Okinawa, Okinawa Shi, Japan, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by France’s Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 5.0.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage.
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Kadena (pop. 13,700) located 2 km from the epicenter, Okinawa (pop. 125,500) 3 km away, Chatan (pop. 27,800) 6 km away, and Yomitan (pop. 40,500) 6 km away.
In Ishikawa (pop. 22,400) located 8 km from the epicenter, Gushikawa (pop. 65,300) 9 km away, Katsuren-haebaru (pop. 34,200) 10

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