M5.5 earthquake 178 km ENE of Noda, Japan
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 178 km ENE of Noda, Japan on Tue, Jul 9, 1968, 5:28 PM JST (08:28 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 134 km E of Noda, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-07-09 08:28:22 UTC
- Depth
- 14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.600° N, 143.817° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.9134 km E of Noda, Japan · 21257 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.6164 km E of Noda, Japan · 21250 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.7145 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 21245 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
- 6.1140 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21244 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.6184 km E of Noda, Japan · 21237 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
- 6.0130 km E of Noda, Japan · 21212 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.7132 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 21212 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 5.5150 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21266 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 6.1166 km E of Noda, Japan · 21276 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.9168 km E of Noda, Japan · 21281 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
- 6.3121 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21281 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.5191 km E of Noda, Japan · 21289 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem818849. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC.