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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake recorded in the Ryukyu Islands
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in the Ryukyu Islands region of Japan, according to a seismic monitoring report. No reports of damage or casualties have been confirmed.
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WhereJapan
35.556, 137.279 ±400 km
First reported42 days ago
Published2026-09-12 20:52 UTC
Sources1
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Reports1Independent tellings1
1 independently corroborated telling.
Corrections and updates
No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 5.3 earthquake recorded in the Ryukyu Islands. 2026-09-12T20:52:31.724Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2077. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-12/m-5-3-ryukyu-islands-japan-e1f38da5
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