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M6.0 earthquake 168 km E of Yamada, Japan

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 168 km E of Yamada, Japan on Sat, Mar 4, 1933, 4:07 AM JST (19:07 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 154 km E of Yamada, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.0 (Mw, moment), moderate
Magnitude from
ISC-GEM global catalog
Local time
UTC
1933-03-03 19:07:25 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.442° N, 143.903° 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
±0.27
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 3.0 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4145 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34179 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 5.9133 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34175 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 5.8170 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34171 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 5.1214 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34169 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 6.7154 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34143 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 5.8235 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34143 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 6.4129 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 34129 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 5.4171 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34129 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 5.5151 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34127 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 5.7246 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34180 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 5.7204 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34180 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 6.1192 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34180 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 5.7157 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34180 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 6.0188 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34180 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 6.4147 km E of Yamada, Japan · 34180 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 5.9210 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 34180 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 5.8176 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34180 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 6.1143 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34180 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 5.7146 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34181 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 8.41933 Sanriku (Sanriku-oki) Earthquake, Japan · 34181 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem905440. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.