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M5.3 earthquake 104 km SE of Nemuro, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 104 km SE of Nemuro, Japan on Wed, Jun 27, 1973, 7:57 AM JST (22:57 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 79 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1973-06-26 22:57:13 UTC
Depth
44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.801° N, 146.641° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.158 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19445 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 5.1105 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19445 days ago · 41 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 5.479 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19445 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 5.074 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19445 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 5.287 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19445 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 5.9Hokkaido, Japan region · 19443 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.660 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19443 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.529 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19441 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.213 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19439 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.071 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 19438 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.992 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19438 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.278 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19437 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.582 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19437 days ago · 39 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 5.050 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19434 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.026 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19432 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.463 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19431 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 5.3123 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19430 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 4.441 km SW of Shikotan, Russia · 19428 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 5.449 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19427 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.377 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19424 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 4.232 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19423 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 4.864 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19423 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 4.763 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19423 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 4.457 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19421 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 4.763 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19418 days ago · 58 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 4.927 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19415 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 3.825 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19414 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 5.479 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19413 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 4.4115 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19409 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 5.092 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19408 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 4.153 km ENE of Nemuro, Japan · 19408 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 4.6114 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 19408 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 4.2145 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19408 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 4.954 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19407 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 6.045 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19402 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 4.856 km SW of Shikotan, Russia · 19402 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 4.851 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19401 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 5.031 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19386 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 5.488 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19446 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 5.5105 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19446 days ago · 41 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 6.670 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19446 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 5.892 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19446 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 5.343 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19446 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 5.382 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19446 days ago · 57 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.262 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.072 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.568 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.360 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19447 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.288 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19447 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.670 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.373 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.387 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19447 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 5.156 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 5.283 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.969 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19448 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 5.478 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19448 days ago · 60 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.355 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 4.365 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002e0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.