Is Urasoe safe? Japan travel risk
Is Urasoe safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Urasoe scores 36/100 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.
Urasoe scores 36/100 (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 Urasoe: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (90/100) and security (10/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Urasoe belongs to Okinawa (Japan), centered at coordinates 26.2458° N, 127.7219° E (50 m above sea level). Distance to Tokyo is 1,544.6 km towards the NE.
Okinawa
26.2458° N, 127.7219° E
50 m
Asia/Tokyo
115,855
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Urasoe happened in February (3 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
9 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.9 on 1 May 2023 (79 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 12 Feb 2026 (103 km away) — USGS details
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