Japan earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 43 km SE of Nemuro, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 43 km SE of Nemuro, Japan on Tue, Jun 26, 1973, 9:18 PM JST (12:18 UTC), 46 km (29 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
5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1973-06-26 12:18:08 UTC
Depth
46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.102° N, 146.014° 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
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.892 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19455 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.431 km SSW of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Russia · 19455 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 6.670 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19455 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 5.5105 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19455 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 5.488 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19455 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 5.3104 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19455 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.158 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19455 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 5.1105 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19455 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 5.479 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19455 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 5.074 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19455 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 5.287 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19455 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.773 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19454 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.944 km NE of Nemuro, Japan · 19453 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 5.9Hokkaido, Japan region · 19453 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.660 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19453 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.529 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19451 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 5.247 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 19450 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.213 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19449 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 4.992 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.278 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 4.582 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 5.050 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19444 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 4.026 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19441 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 4.463 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19441 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 5.3123 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19440 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 4.441 km SW of Shikotan, Russia · 19438 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 5.449 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19437 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 4.377 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19434 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 4.232 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19433 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 4.864 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19433 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 4.763 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19433 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 4.457 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19431 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 4.763 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19428 days ago · 58 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 4.927 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19424 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 3.825 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19424 days ago · 79 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 5.479 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19423 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 4.4115 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19419 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 5.092 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19418 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 4.153 km ENE of Nemuro, Japan · 19418 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 4.954 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19417 days ago · 53 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 6.045 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19412 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 4.856 km SW of Shikotan, Russia · 19412 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 4.851 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19411 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 4.457 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 19410 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 5.382 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19456 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.262 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19456 days ago · 49 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.072 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19456 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.568 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19456 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.360 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19457 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.288 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19457 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.670 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19457 days ago · 39 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.373 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19457 days ago · 65 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.387 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19457 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 5.156 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19457 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 5.283 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19457 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.969 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19457 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 5.478 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19458 days ago · 60 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.355 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19458 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.365 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19458 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.488 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19458 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.157 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19458 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.873 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19458 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 5.875 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19458 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 5.076 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19458 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away

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