M5.9 earthquake 70 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 70 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan on Sat, Mar 8, 1952, 4:44 AM JST (19:44 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 60 km S of Nemuro, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-03-07 19:44:01 UTC
- Depth
- 37.6 km (23.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.749° N, 145.945° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.884 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 27236 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
- 6.160 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 27232 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
Before
- 6.078 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 27239 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
- 6.3151 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 27241 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
- 6.3120 km SE of Kushiro, Japan · 27241 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
- 6.4129 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 27242 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.9105 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 27242 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
- 6.7134 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 27242 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 6.3125 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 27242 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem892595. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC.