Japan earthquakes

M6.0 earthquake 109 km E of Yamada, Japan

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 109 km E of Yamada, Japan on Fri, Jul 12, 1968, 9:44 AM JST (00:44 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 140 km ENE of Noda, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.0 (mw), strong
Local time
UTC
1968-07-12 00:44:37 UTC
Depth
21.8 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.548° N, 143.218° 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
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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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.0113 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21256 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.6164 km E of Noda, Japan · 21250 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 5.7145 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 21245 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 6.1140 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 21244 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 6.0130 km E of Noda, Japan · 21212 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 5.7132 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 21212 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 5.587 km E of Noda, Japan · 21207 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 5.9134 km E of Noda, Japan · 21257 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 5.587 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21259 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 5.5150 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21266 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 5.591 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 21268 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 5.8139 km E of Miyako, Japan · 21272 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 5.899 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21279 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 5.9168 km E of Noda, Japan · 21281 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 5.681 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21283 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 5.791 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21284 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 5.885 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21284 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 6.191 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21284 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 5.999 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 21285 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 5.7122 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 21285 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 5.891 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21285 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 5.897 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21285 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 6.288 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21285 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 5.596 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 21286 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 7.087 km E of Yamada, Japan · 21286 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem818928. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.