M6.2 earthquake 163 km E of Miyako, Japan
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 163 km E of Miyako, Japan on Sun, May 1, 1955, 10:58 PM JST (13:58 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 6.2 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1955-05-01 13:58:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.788° N, 143.843° 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
- ±0.38
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.1129 km E of Miyako, Japan · 26085 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
- 6.0137 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 26083 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
- 6.2120 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 26053 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
- 6.189 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 26053 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem889486. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.