M6.3 earthquake 103 km E of Yamada, Japan
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 103 km E of Yamada, Japan on Mon, Oct 27, 1952, 4:19 AM JST (19:19 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.5 106 km E of Yamada, 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), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-10-26 19:19:21 UTC
- Depth
- 24.2 km (15.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.440° N, 143.157° 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
- ±0.44
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.9133 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26994 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
- 6.5106 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26994 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
- 6.3117 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26992 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
- 6.0126 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26992 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
- 6.5136 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 26989 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
Before
- 6.5140 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26994 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
- 6.598 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26994 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
- 6.6119 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26994 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.9134 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26994 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
- 6.0134 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26994 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem893609. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.