Japan earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 87 km S of Nemuro, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 87 km S of Nemuro, Japan on Wed, Jun 27, 1973, 12:42 PM JST (03:42 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 Hokkaido, Japan region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time: Wed, Jun 27, 1973, 12:42 PM JST
UTC: 1973-06-27 03:42:38 UTC
Depth: 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 42.552° N, 145.783° E
Region: Japan
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Stations used: 69

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002e8 (also filed as iscgem759939). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.