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M5.5 earthquake 191 km E of Noda, Japan

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 191 km E of Noda, Japan on Sun, Jun 9, 1968, 10:48 PM JST (13:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 166 km E of Noda, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.5 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1968-06-09 13:48:10 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.311° N, 144.056° 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
±0.20
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.9168 km E of Noda, Japan · 21288 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 6.1166 km E of Noda, Japan · 21284 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 5.8139 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21280 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 5.5150 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21273 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 5.5178 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21267 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 5.9134 km E of Noda, Japan · 21265 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 5.6164 km E of Noda, Japan · 21258 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 5.7145 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 21252 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 6.1140 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21252 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 5.6184 km E of Noda, Japan · 21245 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 5.6182 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21298 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 5.5175 km E of Noda, Japan · 21308 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 5.6146 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 21312 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 6.1121 km E of Noda, Japan · 21312 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 6.6141 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 21313 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 5.5166 km E of Noda, Japan · 21313 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 5.6153 km E of Noda, Japan · 21314 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 5.9170 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21317 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 5.8184 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 21317 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 6.1137 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21317 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 5.8180 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21319 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 6.4191 km SSE of Hiroo, Japan · 21319 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 5.6155 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21320 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 6.2134 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21320 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 6.5111 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21320 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 6.7146 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21320 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 8.21968 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake · 21321 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem820064. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.