M5.1 earthquake 11 km WSW of Kanuma, Japan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Kanuma, Japan on Fri, Aug 24, 1973, 4:16 AM JST (19:16 UTC), 115 km (71 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
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-08-23 19:16:41 UTC
- Depth
- 115.0 km (71.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.512° N, 139.613° 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
- 81
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 3.64 km N of Urayasu, Japan · 19399 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.58 km NNW of Funaishikawa, Japan · 19401 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.15 km ESE of Sakai, Japan · 19402 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.68 km ENE of Funaishikawa, Japan · 19422 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.67 km WNW of Tsukuba, Japan · 19426 days ago · 81 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.36 km N of Ashikaga, Japan · 19427 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000368. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.