Category RYUKYU ISLANDS

Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Depth 43 km Strikes Ryukyu Islands, Japan on 20th May 2026

Coastal village with red-roofed houses and boats at sunset

Culturally, the Ryukyuans have been subjected to both Japanese and Chinese influence. Nonetheless, they developed indigenous musical forms and, on Okinawa, a local textile craft. In ancient times the islands formed an independent kingdom. Chinese and Japanese sovereignty were successively…