M6.1 earthquake 167 km E of Noda, Japan
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 167 km E of Noda, Japan on Tue, Sep 24, 1968, 12:34 PM JST (03:34 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 74 km E of Noda, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-09-24 03:34:50 UTC
- Depth
- 22.5 km (14.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.352° N, 143.761° E
- Region
- Japan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- ±0.20
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.0200 km E of Noda, Japan · 21156 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.9126 km E of Noda, Japan · 21134 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
- 6.274 km E of Noda, Japan · 21132 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 6.0170 km E of Noda, Japan · 21183 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.5169 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21186 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
- 6.1142 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21191 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.6156 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21194 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.587 km E of Noda, Japan · 21207 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.7132 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 21212 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
- 6.0130 km E of Noda, Japan · 21212 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem817325. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.