M5.9 earthquake 111 km E of Miyako, Japan
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 111 km E of Miyako, Japan on Wed, Mar 23, 1960, 5:46 PM JST (08:46 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 146 km ESE of Yamada, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-03-23 08:46:45 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.765° N, 143.232° 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 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.9146 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 24289 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.8143 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 24289 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
- 6.2119 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 24289 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
Before
- 6.4118 km E of Yamada, Japan · 24290 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
- 7.0118 km E of Miyako, Japan · 24290 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
- 6.0127 km E of Miyako, Japan · 24291 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 6.1111 km E of Miyako, Japan · 24292 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
- 8.0113 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 24292 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.8111 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 24292 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem878620. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.