Japan earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 175 km E of Noda, Japan

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 175 km E of Noda, Japan on Wed, May 29, 1968, 5:55 PM JST (08:55 UTC), 35 km (22 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, moment), moderate
Magnitude from
ISC-GEM global catalog
Local time
UTC
1968-05-29 08:55:20 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.274° N, 143.867° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.6182 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21302 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 5.5191 km E of Noda, Japan · 21301 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 5.9168 km E of Noda, Japan · 21292 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 6.1166 km E of Noda, Japan · 21288 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 5.8139 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21284 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 5.5150 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21277 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 5.5178 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21271 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 5.9134 km E of Noda, Japan · 21269 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 6.0109 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21268 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 6.0113 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21268 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 5.6164 km E of Noda, Japan · 21262 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 5.7145 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 21256 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 6.1140 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21256 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 5.6146 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 21316 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 6.1121 km E of Noda, Japan · 21316 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 6.6141 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 21317 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 5.5166 km E of Noda, Japan · 21317 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 5.6153 km E of Noda, Japan · 21318 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 5.9170 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21321 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 5.8184 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 21321 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 6.1137 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21321 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 5.8180 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 21323 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 6.1112 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21323 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 6.4191 km SSE of Hiroo, Japan · 21323 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 5.6155 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21324 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 6.2134 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21324 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 6.5111 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21324 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 6.7146 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21324 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 6.0165 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 21325 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 8.21968 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake · 21325 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem823173. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.