An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred in the morning on Saturday, March 7th, 2026, at 7:39 am local time near Miyakojima, Miyakojima Shi, Okinawa, Japan, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).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 Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, which listed it as a magnitude 4.8 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.1, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.1.Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Hirara (pop. 34,400) located 59 km from the epicenter, Miyakojima (pop. 54,900) 61 km away, and Tarama (pop. 1,200) 73 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 7, 2026 07:39 am (GMT +9) local time (6 Mar 2026 22:39 GMT)Magnitude: 5.1Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 25.27°N / 125.01°E (Okinawa, Japan)Primary data source: EMSC