M6.5 earthquake 98 km E of Yamada, Japan
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 98 km E of Yamada, Japan on Mon, Oct 27, 1952, 12:53 AM JST (15:53 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.5 106 km E of Yamada, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-10-26 15:53:09 UTC
- Depth
- 27.7 km (17.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.522° N, 143.094° 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
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.5140 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27000 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
- 6.3103 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27000 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.9133 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27000 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
- 6.5106 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27000 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
- 6.3117 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26999 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
- 6.0126 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26998 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
- 6.5136 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 26995 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem893604. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:59 AM UTC.