M5.1 earthquake 31 km ENE of Hakodate, Japan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Hakodate, Japan on Mon, Jan 29, 1973, 2:01 AM JST (17:01 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 74 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 1973-01-28 17:01:46 UTC
- Depth
- 93.0 km (57.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 41.848° N, 141.106° 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.
- Stations used
- 59
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000am. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.