M5.4 earthquake 74 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 74 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan on Thu, Apr 12, 1973, 2:03 PM JST (05:03 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-04-12 05:03:18 UTC
- Depth
- 73.0 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 41.593° N, 142.008° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 84
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.33 km WSW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19514 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.2127 km ENE of Misawa, Japan · 19507 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.874 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19504 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.549 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19504 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.8100 km ENE of Misawa, Japan · 19502 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.941 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19488 days ago · 90 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00001ca. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.