M6.0 earthquake 130 km E of Noda, Japan
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 130 km E of Noda, Japan on Sun, Aug 25, 1968, 6:07 PM JST (09:07 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 142 km SSE of Honchō, 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
- 6.0 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-08-25 09:07:32 UTC
- Depth
- 24.7 km (15.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.102° N, 143.349° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7132 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 21212 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.587 km E of Noda, Japan · 21207 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.6156 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21194 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
- 6.1142 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21191 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.5169 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21186 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
- 6.0170 km E of Noda, Japan · 21183 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
- 6.1167 km E of Noda, Japan · 21182 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
- 6.0200 km E of Noda, Japan · 21156 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem818320. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.