M4.4 earthquake 121 km SE of ?hara, Japan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 121 km SE of ?hara, Japan on Wed, Mar 7, 1973, 8:06 AM JST (23:06 UTC), 63 km (39 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-03-06 23:06:23 UTC
- Depth
- 63.0 km (39.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.619° N, 141.478° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1113 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan · 19566 days ago · 68 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.2134 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 19547 days ago · 58 km deep · 30 km away
Before
- 4.041 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 19571 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.2131 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 19575 days ago · 60 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.162 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan · 19596 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.060 km E of ?hara, Japan · 19596 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.243 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 19596 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.953 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan · 19596 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.353 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 19596 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000us. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:11 PM UTC.