M6.1 earthquake 77 km SSE of ?funato, Japan
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 77 km SSE of ?funato, Japan on Sun, Feb 16, 1958, 3:04 PM JST (06:04 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.8 off the east coast of Honshu, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1958-02-16 06:04:09 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.480° N, 142.197° E
- Region
- Japan
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 3.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- ±0.21
- 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: 3 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 iscgem883848. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.