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M6.2 earthquake 134 km E of Miyako, Japan

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 134 km E of Miyako, Japan on Fri, May 17, 1968, 7:42 PM JST (10:42 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.0 87 km E of Yamada, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.2 (Mw, moment), strong
Magnitude from
ISC-GEM global catalog
Local time
UTC
1968-05-17 10:42:48 UTC
Depth
34.7 km (21.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.707° N, 143.502° 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
±0.26
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 3.2 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.6155 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21321 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 6.1112 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21321 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 5.8184 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 21319 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 5.9170 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21318 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 5.6153 km E of Noda, Japan · 21315 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 5.5166 km E of Noda, Japan · 21315 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 6.1121 km E of Noda, Japan · 21313 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 5.5175 km E of Noda, Japan · 21309 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 5.5191 km E of Noda, Japan · 21298 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 7.087 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21295 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 5.596 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 21295 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 6.288 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21295 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 5.897 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21295 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 5.891 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21295 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 5.7122 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 21294 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 5.999 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 21294 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 6.191 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21294 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 5.885 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21294 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 5.791 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21293 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 5.681 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21293 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 5.9168 km E of Noda, Japan · 21290 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 5.899 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21289 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 6.1166 km E of Noda, Japan · 21286 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 5.8139 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21282 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 5.5150 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21275 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 5.587 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21268 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 5.9134 km E of Noda, Japan · 21267 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 6.0109 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21266 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 6.0113 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21266 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 5.6154 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 21321 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 6.5111 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21322 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 6.7146 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21322 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 5.569 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21322 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem822237. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.