Japan earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 72 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 72 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan on Tue, Jun 26, 1973, 6:16 AM JST (21:16 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.6 70 km S of Shikotan, Russia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1973-06-25 21:16:30 UTC
Depth
67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.697° N, 145.829° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.262 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 5.382 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19453 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 5.343 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 6.670 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19453 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 5.5105 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19453 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 5.488 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19453 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 5.3104 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.158 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19453 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 5.1105 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 5.479 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 5.074 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19453 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 5.287 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.773 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19452 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 5.9Hokkaido, Japan region · 19451 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.529 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19448 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 5.247 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.992 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19445 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 4.278 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19444 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.582 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19444 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 5.050 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19441 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 4.463 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19438 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 5.3123 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19437 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 5.449 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19434 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 4.377 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19432 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 4.864 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19430 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 4.457 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19429 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 4.763 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19425 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 3.825 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19421 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 5.479 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19420 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 4.4115 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19416 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 5.092 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19415 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 4.153 km ENE of Nemuro, Japan · 19415 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 4.954 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19414 days ago · 53 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 6.045 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19409 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 4.856 km SW of Shikotan, Russia · 19409 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 4.851 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19408 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 4.457 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 19407 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.568 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.288 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19454 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.670 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.373 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19455 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 5.283 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19455 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.969 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19455 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 5.478 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19455 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.355 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19455 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.365 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19455 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.488 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19455 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.157 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19455 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.873 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19455 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 5.875 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19455 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 5.076 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19455 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.277 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19455 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 5.092 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19455 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 5.162 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19456 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 5.866 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19456 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 7.158 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19456 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 4.067 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19456 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002df. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC.