M4.2 earthquake 52 km E of Kushiro, Japan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 52 km E of Kushiro, Japan on Fri, Sep 14, 1973, 2:19 AM JST (17:19 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 41 km W of Kushiro, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-13 17:19:52 UTC
- Depth
- 109.0 km (67.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 43.000° N, 145.023° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.641 km W of Kushiro, Japan · 19365 days ago · 132 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.829 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan · 19353 days ago · 103 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.052 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 19349 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.891 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19341 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.8110 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19338 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.160 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 19319 days ago · 54 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.135 km WSW of Kushiro, Japan · 19313 days ago · 96 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.722 km WNW of Nemuro, Japan · 19312 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003e0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.