M5.8 earthquake 63 km NNE of Tatsugō, Japan
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 63 km NNE of Tatsugō, Japan on Wed, Nov 27, 1968, 10:05 AM JST (01:05 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 130 km ENE of Naze, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-11-27 01:05:55 UTC
- Depth
- 22.2 km (13.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.943° N, 129.940° 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
- ±0.29
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
Earthquakes todayJapan earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem815409. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.