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M6.0 earthquake 188 km E of Miyako, Japan

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 188 km E of Miyako, Japan on Fri, Mar 3, 1933, 6:38 PM JST (09:38 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 192 km E of Yamada, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.0 (mw), strong
Local time
UTC
1933-03-03 09:38:34 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.967° N, 144.108° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.52
Depth from
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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.7157 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34171 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 6.1192 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34171 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 5.7204 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34171 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 5.7246 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34171 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 6.0168 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34171 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 5.4145 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34170 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 5.9133 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34167 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 5.8170 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34162 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 5.1214 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34160 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 6.7154 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34135 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 5.8235 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34134 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 5.9257 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34124 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 5.4171 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34120 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 5.5151 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34119 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 6.4147 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34171 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 5.8176 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34172 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 6.1143 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34172 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 5.7146 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34172 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 8.41933 Sanriku (Sanriku-oki) Earthquake, Japan · 34172 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem905430. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.