M7.2 earthquake 192 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck 192 km ENE of Miyako, Japan on Fri, Oct 18, 1935, 9:11 AM JST (00:11 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.2 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1935-10-18 00:11:59 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.232° N, 144.060° E
- Region
- Japan
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 2.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.3 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- ±0.32
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.5185 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 33212 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.7172 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 33211 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.4197 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 33211 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
Before
- 5.9185 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 33217 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.8137 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 33217 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.7130 km NE of Miyako, Japan · 33217 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
- 7.1136 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 33218 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.9185 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 33241 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem904591. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.