M6.3 earthquake 120 km SE of Kushiro, Japan
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 120 km SE of Kushiro, Japan on Wed, Mar 5, 1952, 6:17 PM JST (09:17 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.3 151 km SSE of Nemuro, 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
- 6.3 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-03-05 09:17:10 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.105° N, 145.258° 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
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.3 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.3151 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 27238 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
- 6.078 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 27236 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.970 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 27236 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.884 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 27233 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
- 6.0Hokkaido, Japan region · 27232 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
- 6.160 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 27229 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem892570. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC.