M8.2 earthquake 1968 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck 1968 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake on Thu, May 16, 1968, 9:49 AM JST (00:49 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 8.2 (mw), great
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-05-16 00:49:00 UTC
- Depth
- 26.9 km (16.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.890° N, 143.362° E
- Region
- Japan
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong 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
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 14.1% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.8 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
- ±0.30
- 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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.0165 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 21313 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
- 6.1114 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21313 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
- 6.173 km SSW of Honchō, Japan · 21313 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
- 7.970 km S of Honchō, Japan · 21313 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.768 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 21312 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
- 6.1111 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 21312 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
- 6.179 km SSW of Honchō, Japan · 21312 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.768 km S of Honchō, Japan · 21312 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
- 6.4191 km SSE of Hiroo, Japan · 21312 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.8180 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21311 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
- 6.1137 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21309 days ago · 37 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.8184 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 21309 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.9170 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21309 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.6124 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21308 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.573 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21308 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
- 6.069 km S of Honchō, Japan · 21307 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.6153 km E of Noda, Japan · 21306 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.5166 km E of Noda, Japan · 21305 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
- 6.6141 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 21305 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
- 6.1121 km E of Noda, Japan · 21304 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.6146 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 21304 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.5175 km E of Noda, Japan · 21300 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.574 km S of Honchō, Japan · 21297 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.887 km SSW of Honchō, Japan · 21291 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.6182 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21290 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.5191 km E of Noda, Japan · 21289 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 6.3121 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21281 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.9168 km E of Noda, Japan · 21281 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
- 6.1166 km E of Noda, Japan · 21276 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.5178 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21259 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.9134 km E of Noda, Japan · 21257 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem821946 (also filed as atlas19680516004900). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:41 AM UTC.