M5.8 earthquake 109 km E of Miyako, Japan
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 109 km E of Miyako, Japan on Sun, May 27, 1928, 2:40 PM JST (05:40 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.3 79 km ENE of Miyako, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
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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
- 1928-05-27 05:40:32 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.846° N, 143.193° 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 2.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 7.379 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 35922 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
- 6.5118 km E of Yamada, Japan · 35920 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.6141 km E of Yamada, Japan · 35920 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
- 6.1133 km E of Yamada, Japan · 35918 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
- 6.1151 km E of Miyako, Japan · 35916 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
- 6.8117 km E of Yamada, Japan · 35916 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
- 6.0104 km E of Miyako, Japan · 35916 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.8134 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 35916 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.9132 km E of Miyako, Japan · 35916 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem908697. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.