M4.3 earthquake 77 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 77 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan on Fri, Nov 30, 1973, 4:05 PM JST (07:05 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 48 km SW of Shizunai-furukawach?, 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-30 07:05:26 UTC
- Depth
- 74.0 km (46.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 41.572° N, 142.059° 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
- 9
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
- 4.448 km SW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19289 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.863 km E of Mutsu, Japan · 19250 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
Before
- 4.244 km ESE of Mutsu, Japan · 19290 days ago · 78 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.675 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 19293 days ago · 73 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.543 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19300 days ago · 77 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.353 km ESE of Mutsu, Japan · 19309 days ago · 83 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.675 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 19310 days ago · 66 km deep · 7 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004c5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.