M5.6 earthquake 176 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 176 km ESE of Yamada, Japan on Wed, Mar 27, 1929, 2:02 PM JST (05:02 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 210 km ESE of ?funato, 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
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1929-03-27 05:02:31 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.910° N, 143.862° 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
- ±0.28
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.8148 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 35615 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
- 6.2210 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 35611 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem907974. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.