M6.5 earthquake 136 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 136 km ESE of Yamada, Japan on Sat, Nov 1, 1952, 1:37 AM JST (16:37 UTC), 20 km (12 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), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-10-31 16:37:19 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.118° N, 143.466° 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 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 6.0126 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26992 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 6.3117 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26992 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
- 6.5106 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26994 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.9133 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26994 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
- 6.3103 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26994 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
- 6.5140 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26994 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
- 6.598 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26994 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
- 6.6119 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26994 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.9134 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26994 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
- 6.0134 km E of Yamada, Japan · 26994 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem893631. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.