Japan earthquakes

M6.3 earthquake 121 km SSE of Honchō, Japan

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 121 km SSE of Honchō, Japan on Mon, Jun 17, 1968, 8:53 PM JST (11:53 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.3 (mw), strong
Local time
UTC
1968-06-17 11:53:01 UTC
Depth
40.5 km (25.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.065° N, 143.235° 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
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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.1166 km E of Noda, Japan · 21277 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 5.5178 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21259 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 5.9134 km E of Noda, Japan · 21258 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 5.6164 km E of Noda, Japan · 21250 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 6.1140 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21245 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 5.6184 km E of Noda, Japan · 21238 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 5.574 km S of Honchō, Japan · 21225 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 5.6182 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21291 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 5.887 km SSW of Honchō, Japan · 21292 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 5.574 km S of Honchō, Japan · 21298 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 5.6146 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 21304 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 6.1121 km E of Noda, Japan · 21304 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 6.6141 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 21305 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 5.6153 km E of Noda, Japan · 21306 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 6.069 km S of Honchō, Japan · 21307 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 5.573 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21308 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 5.6124 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21308 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 5.9170 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21309 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 6.1137 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21310 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem820557. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.