M6.3 earthquake 151 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 151 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan on Thu, Mar 6, 1952, 12:54 AM JST (15:54 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-03-05 15:54:14 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.984° N, 145.948° 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
- ±0.47
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.078 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 27233 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
- 5.970 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 27232 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.884 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 27230 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
- 6.160 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 27225 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
Before
- 6.3120 km SE of Kushiro, Japan · 27235 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
- 6.4129 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 27235 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.9105 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 27235 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
- 6.7134 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 27235 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
- 6.3125 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 27236 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem892575. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC.