Japan earthquakes

M5.9 earthquake 134 km E of Noda, Japan

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 134 km E of Noda, Japan on Thu, Jul 11, 1968, 5:40 AM JST (20:40 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 109 km E of Yamada, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.9 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1968-07-10 20:40:31 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.270° N, 143.387° 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
±0.24
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.0109 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21258 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 6.0113 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21257 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 5.6164 km E of Noda, Japan · 21251 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 5.7145 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 21246 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 6.1140 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21246 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 5.6184 km E of Noda, Japan · 21239 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 6.0130 km E of Noda, Japan · 21213 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 5.7132 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 21213 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 5.587 km E of Noda, Japan · 21208 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 5.5178 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21260 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 5.587 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21260 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 5.5150 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21267 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 5.8139 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21274 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 6.1166 km E of Noda, Japan · 21278 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 5.899 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21281 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 5.9168 km E of Noda, Japan · 21282 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 6.3121 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21282 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 5.885 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21285 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 6.191 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21286 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 5.891 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21287 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 5.897 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21287 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 7.087 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21287 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem818892. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.