M5.9 earthquake 133 km E of Yamada, Japan
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 133 km E of Yamada, Japan on Mon, Oct 27, 1952, 5:27 AM JST (20:27 UTC), 23 km (14 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
- 5.9 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-10-26 20:27:28 UTC
- Depth
- 22.6 km (14.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.253° N, 143.476° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.5106 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27002 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
- 6.3117 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27001 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
- 6.0126 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27001 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
- 6.5136 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 26998 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
Before
- 6.3103 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27002 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
- 6.5140 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27002 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
- 6.598 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27003 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
- 6.6119 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27003 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.9134 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27003 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
- 6.0134 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27003 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem893611. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:17 AM UTC.