M5.0 earthquake 52 km SE of ?hara, Japan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 52 km SE of ?hara, Japan on Sat, Jan 20, 1973, 7:13 PM JST (10:13 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-20 10:13:51 UTC
- Depth
- 43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.948° N, 140.843° 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
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.656 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 19603 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.064 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan · 19603 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.960 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan · 19603 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.350 km SE of ?hara, Japan · 19596 days ago · 44 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.850 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 19596 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.351 km E of ?hara, Japan · 19589 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.189 km SE of Tateyama, Japan · 19589 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.689 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 19588 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.353 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 19587 days ago · 43 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.953 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan · 19587 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.243 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 19587 days ago · 49 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.060 km E of ?hara, Japan · 19587 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.162 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan · 19587 days ago · 34 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.2131 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 19565 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.041 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 19562 days ago · 53 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.4121 km SE of ?hara, Japan · 19557 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.1113 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan · 19557 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000007j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.