Japan earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 182 km SSE of Honchō, Japan

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 182 km SSE of Honchō, Japan on Sat, Jun 8, 1968, 11:44 AM JST (02:44 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 121 km SSE of Honchō, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.6 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1968-06-08 02:44:37 UTC
Depth
25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.652° N, 143.886° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5191 km E of Noda, Japan · 21289 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 6.3121 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21281 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 5.9168 km E of Noda, Japan · 21281 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 6.1166 km E of Noda, Japan · 21276 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 5.5178 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21259 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 5.9134 km E of Noda, Japan · 21257 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 5.6164 km E of Noda, Japan · 21250 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 5.7145 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 21245 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 6.1140 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21244 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 5.6184 km E of Noda, Japan · 21237 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 5.5175 km E of Noda, Japan · 21300 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 5.6146 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 21304 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 6.1121 km E of Noda, Japan · 21304 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 6.6141 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 21305 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 5.5166 km E of Noda, Japan · 21305 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 5.6153 km E of Noda, Japan · 21306 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 5.6124 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21308 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 5.9170 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21309 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 5.8184 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 21309 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 6.1137 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21309 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 5.8180 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21311 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 6.4191 km SSE of Hiroo, Japan · 21312 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 6.7146 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21313 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 6.1114 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21313 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 6.0165 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 21313 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 8.21968 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake · 21313 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem819983. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.