M3.8 earthquake 100 km ENE of Misawa, Japan
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 100 km ENE of Misawa, Japan on Tue, May 1, 1973, 5:15 PM JST (08:15 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 41 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-05-01 08:15:59 UTC
- Depth
- 48.0 km (29.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.140° N, 142.421° 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
- 7
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.941 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19488 days ago · 90 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.687 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19457 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
Before
- 3.549 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19504 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.874 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19504 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.2127 km ENE of Misawa, Japan · 19507 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.474 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 19521 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.2124 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 19529 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001nt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.