Is Kitanakagusuku safe? Japan travel risk
Is Kitanakagusuku safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kitanakagusuku scores 35/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Japan Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 15 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kitanakagusuku scores 35/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Japan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kitanakagusuku: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (88/100) and security (10/100).
A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Okinawa (26.3011° N, 127.7931° E), Kitanakagusuku sits 1,535.3 km NE from Tokyo at lowland elevation.
Okinawa
26.3011° N, 127.7931° E
Lowland
UTC
17,038
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Japan)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Kitanakagusuku happened in February (3 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
7 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.9 on 1 May 2023 (75 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 12 Feb 2026 (100 km away) — USGS details
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