M4.6 earthquake 75 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 75 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan on Sat, Nov 10, 1973, 2:05 PM JST (05:05 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 63 km E of Mutsu, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-10 05:05:31 UTC
- Depth
- 66.0 km (41.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.513° N, 142.073° 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
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.353 km ESE of Mutsu, Japan · 19318 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.543 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19308 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.675 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 19302 days ago · 73 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.244 km ESE of Mutsu, Japan · 19299 days ago · 78 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.377 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 19298 days ago · 74 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.448 km SW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19297 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.863 km E of Mutsu, Japan · 19259 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000043t. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC.