M3.9 earthquake 35 km E of Hasaki, Japan
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 35 km E of Hasaki, Japan on Wed, Jul 25, 1973, 4:54 PM JST (07:54 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 8 km ENE of Funaishikawa, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-07-25 07:54:17 UTC
- Depth
- 22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.784° N, 141.223° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.045 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 19426 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.68 km ENE of Funaishikawa, Japan · 19421 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.354 km E of ?arai, Japan · 19413 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.257 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 19393 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
Before
- 3.943 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 19428 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.85 km ENE of Funaishikawa, Japan · 19431 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.834 km ENE of ?arai, Japan · 19433 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.462 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 19439 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.371 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 19457 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002uu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC.