M5.8 earthquake 7 km W of Hitachi, Japan
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 7 km W of Hitachi, Japan on Thu, Sep 18, 1924, 10:08 AM JST (01:08 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 69 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1924-09-18 01:08:38 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.611° N, 140.565° 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
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem911127. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.