M5.1 earthquake 22 km WSW of ?funato, Japan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 22 km WSW of ?funato, Japan on Thu, Feb 15, 1973, 6:45 AM JST (21:45 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-14 21:45:42 UTC
- Depth
- 110.0 km (68.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 39.026° N, 141.469° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 77
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.512 km S of Ishinomaki, Japan · 19542 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.430 km NNW of Furukawa, Japan · 19522 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000hj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:49 AM UTC.