Japan earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 97 km SE of Nemuro, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 97 km SE of Nemuro, Japan on Mon, Jun 18, 1973, 11:19 AM JST (02:19 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 103 km SE of Nemuro, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time: Mon, Jun 18, 1973, 11:19 AM JST
UTC: 1973-06-18 02:19:30 UTC
Depth: 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 42.600° N, 146.246° E
Region: Japan
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Stations used: 72

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 104.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000028e (also filed as iscgem759535). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.