M5.9 earthquake 103 km E of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 103 km E of Mutsu, Japan on Fri, Mar 26, 1954, 1:35 PM JST (04:35 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 69 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
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
- 1954-03-26 04:35:26 UTC
- Depth
- 59.1 km (36.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.215° N, 142.444° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem890467. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.