Japan earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 124 km SSE of Honchō, Japan

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 124 km SSE of Honchō, Japan on Tue, May 21, 1968, 1:11 PM JST (04:11 UTC), 28 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 69 km S of Honchō, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.6 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1968-05-21 04:11:25 UTC
Depth
28.2 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.163° N, 143.671° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.573 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21308 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 6.069 km S of Honchō, Japan · 21307 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 5.6153 km E of Noda, Japan · 21306 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 6.6141 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 21305 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 5.6146 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 21304 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 5.574 km S of Honchō, Japan · 21298 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 5.887 km SSW of Honchō, Japan · 21292 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 5.6182 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21291 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 6.3121 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21281 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 6.1166 km E of Noda, Japan · 21277 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 5.5178 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21259 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 5.6164 km E of Noda, Japan · 21250 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 5.9170 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21309 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 6.1137 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21310 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 5.8180 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21312 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 6.4191 km SSE of Hiroo, Japan · 21312 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 5.768 km S of Honchō, Japan · 21312 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 6.179 km SSW of Honchō, Japan · 21313 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 6.1111 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 21313 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 7.970 km S of Honchō, Japan · 21313 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 6.173 km SSW of Honchō, Japan · 21313 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 6.1114 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21313 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 6.0165 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 21314 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 8.21968 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake · 21314 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 5.7106 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 21328 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem822432. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.