M7.2 earthquake 193 km SSE of Wada, Japan
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck 193 km SSE of Wada, Japan on Tue, Feb 29, 1972, 6:23 PM JST (09:23 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.2 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-02-29 09:23:00 UTC
- Depth
- 46.4 km (28.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.446° N, 140.890° E
- Region
- Japan
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 10.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- ±0.44
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.0195 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan · 19929 days ago · 57 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.4196 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan · 19926 days ago · 58 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.6211 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan · 19915 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.8202 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan · 19910 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem776553 (also filed as atlas19720229092301). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC.