M5.9 earthquake 193 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 193 km ENE of Miyako, Japan on Sun, Jan 8, 1933, 3:28 PM JST (06:28 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 143 km E of Miyako, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1933-01-08 06:28:57 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.458° N, 143.943° 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
- ±0.60
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7146 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34181 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
- 6.1143 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34181 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.8176 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34180 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
- 6.0188 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34180 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.9133 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34175 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem905342. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.