Japan earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 69 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 69 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan on Mon, Jun 25, 1973, 2:49 AM JST (17:49 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 83 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1973-06-24 17:49:25 UTC
Depth
40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.183° N, 146.404° 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.

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Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.283 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 5.156 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.387 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19447 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.373 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 65 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.670 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 39 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.288 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19447 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.360 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19447 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.568 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 4.072 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.262 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19446 days ago · 49 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 5.382 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19446 days ago · 57 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 5.343 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19446 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 5.892 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19446 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.431 km SSW of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Russia · 19446 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 6.670 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19445 days ago · 50 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 5.5105 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19445 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 5.488 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19445 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 5.3104 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19445 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.158 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19445 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 5.1105 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19445 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 5.479 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19445 days ago · 46 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 5.074 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19445 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 5.287 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19445 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 4.773 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19445 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 4.944 km NE of Nemuro, Japan · 19443 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 5.9Hokkaido, Japan region · 19443 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 4.660 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19443 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 4.529 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19441 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 5.247 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 19440 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 4.213 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19439 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 4.071 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 19438 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 4.992 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19438 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 4.278 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19437 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 4.582 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19437 days ago · 39 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 5.050 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19434 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 4.026 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19432 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 4.463 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19431 days ago · 55 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 5.3123 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19430 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 5.040 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 19429 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 4.441 km SW of Shikotan, Russia · 19428 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 5.449 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19427 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 4.377 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19424 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 4.232 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19423 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 4.864 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19423 days ago · 66 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 4.763 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19423 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 4.457 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19421 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 4.763 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19418 days ago · 58 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 4.927 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19415 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 3.825 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19414 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 5.479 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19413 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 4.4115 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19409 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 5.092 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19408 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 4.153 km ENE of Nemuro, Japan · 19408 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 4.954 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19407 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 6.045 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19402 days ago · 55 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 4.856 km SW of Shikotan, Russia · 19402 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 4.851 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19401 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 4.457 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 19400 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 5.478 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19448 days ago · 60 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.355 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.365 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 59 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.488 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19448 days ago · 54 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.157 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19448 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.873 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 5.875 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 44 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 5.076 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 62 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.277 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 65 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 5.092 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 5.162 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 5.555 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 5.866 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 7.158 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 50 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 4.067 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19449 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.093 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19449 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.659 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19449 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.754 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19449 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 5.584 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 19449 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 5.575 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19450 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away

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