M6.1 earthquake 24 km SE of ?funato, Japan
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 24 km SE of ?funato, Japan on Mon, Nov 19, 1973, 10:01 PM JST (13:01 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mb), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-19 13:01:56 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.911° N, 141.910° E
- Region
- Japan
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate 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
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 6.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.7 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 137
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.126 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 19299 days ago · 60 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.85 km SE of ?tsuchi, Japan · 19281 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000046y (also filed as atlas19731119130157, iscgem754569). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.