M6.4 earthquake 84 km NW of Noshiro, Japan
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 84 km NW of Noshiro, Japan on Sat, Oct 11, 1919, 10:17 PM JST (13:17 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1919-10-11 13:17:32 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.696° N, 139.269° E
- Region
- Japan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.4 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem912978. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.