M6.5 earthquake 106 km E of Yamada, Japan
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 106 km E of Yamada, Japan on Mon, Oct 27, 1952, 12:17 PM JST (03:17 UTC), 23 km (14 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
- 6.5 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-10-27 03:17:17 UTC
- Depth
- 22.5 km (14.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.438° N, 143.185° 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
- ±0.42
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.3117 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27001 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
- 6.0126 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27001 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 6.5136 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 26998 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
Before
- 5.9133 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27002 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
- 6.3103 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27002 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
- 6.5140 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27002 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
- 6.598 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27003 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
- 6.6119 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27003 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.9134 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27003 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
- 6.0134 km E of Yamada, Japan · 27003 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem893616. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:45 AM UTC.