Japan earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 89 km ESE of ?hara, Japan

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 89 km ESE of ?hara, Japan on Sun, Feb 4, 1973, 10:01 PM JST (13:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1973-02-04 13:01:16 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.999° N, 141.329° 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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Depth from
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Stations used
27

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.353 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 19587 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.953 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan · 19587 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.243 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 19587 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.060 km E of ?hara, Japan · 19587 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.162 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan · 19587 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.2131 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 19566 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.041 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 19562 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.4121 km SE of ?hara, Japan · 19558 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.1113 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan · 19557 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.2134 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 19538 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.351 km E of ?hara, Japan · 19589 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.850 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 19596 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.350 km SE of ?hara, Japan · 19596 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.960 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan · 19603 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 5.064 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan · 19603 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.656 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 19603 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 5.052 km SE of ?hara, Japan · 19603 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.540 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan · 19603 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.852 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 19603 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000d3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.