An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred only 10 minutes ago 68 km northwest of Miyakojima, Japan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter near Miyakojima, Miyakojima Shi, Okinawa, Japan, around noon on Monday, March 2nd, 2026, at 1:56 pm local time. 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 the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 5.0 earthquake as well. 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 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 66 km from the epicenter, Miyakojima (pop. 54,900) 68 km away, and Tarama (pop. 1,200) 71 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 2, 2026 01:56 pm (GMT +9) local time (2 Mar 2026 04:56 GMT)Magnitude: 5.0Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 25.28°N / 124.9°E (Okinawa, Japan)Primary data source: EMSC