Japan earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 90 km SE of Nemuro, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 90 km SE of Nemuro, Japan on Tue, Jun 19, 1973, 5:31 AM JST (20:31 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 99 km S of Shikotan, Russia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1973-06-18 20:31:37 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.705° N, 146.291° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
55

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.347 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.671 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 5.299 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19453 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 5.677 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 43 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.9106 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.787 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.665 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 5.391 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.884 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 5.386 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 5.185 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 5.084 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.981 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.632 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 5.387 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 5.386 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 45 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 4.565 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19452 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.383 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19452 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 4.031 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19452 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 5.041 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19452 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 4.056 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19452 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 4.460 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19451 days ago · 61 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 4.286 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19451 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 4.389 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19451 days ago · 39 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 4.134 km NE of Nemuro, Japan · 19451 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 4.1Hokkaido, Japan region · 19450 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 5.575 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19450 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 5.584 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 19449 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 4.754 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19449 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 4.659 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19449 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 4.093 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19449 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 4.067 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19449 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 7.158 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 5.866 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 5.555 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 5.162 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 5.092 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 4.277 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 5.076 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 5.875 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 4.873 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 4.157 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19448 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 4.488 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19448 days ago · 54 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 4.365 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 4.355 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 5.478 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19448 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 4.969 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19448 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 5.283 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 5.156 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 4.387 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19447 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 4.373 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 4.670 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 4.288 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19447 days ago · 64 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 4.360 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19447 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 4.568 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 4.072 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19446 days ago · 67 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 4.262 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19446 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 5.382 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19446 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 5.343 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19446 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 5.892 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19446 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 5.3112 km SE of Kushiro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 5.897 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.879 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.352 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.139 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 5.7103 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.661 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.572 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.776 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 5.297 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.9115 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19454 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.563 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.940 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 5.240 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.850 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 5.061 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 6.078 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19455 days ago · 50 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 5.694 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19455 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 5.783 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19455 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.313 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19455 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

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