M6.2 earthquake 127 km SE of Kushiro, Japan
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 127 km SE of Kushiro, Japan on Wed, May 14, 1952, 9:37 AM JST (00:37 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.5 129 km S of Kushiro, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-05-14 00:37:00 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.030° N, 145.255° 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
- ±0.39
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem892896. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC.