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M5.1 earthquake 26 km SE of ?funato, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 26 km SE of ?funato, Japan on Tue, Nov 20, 1973, 6:11 AM JST (21:11 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1973-11-19 21:11:17 UTC
Depth
60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.888° N, 141.916° 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.

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Stations used
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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.85 km SE of ?tsuchi, Japan · 19281 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 6.124 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 19300 days ago · 56 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 5.562 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 19306 days ago · 78 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000474 (also filed as iscgem754584). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC.