M5.1 earthquake 60 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 60 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan on Thu, Nov 1, 1973, 8:07 AM JST (23:07 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 Kuril Islands. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-10-31 23:07:01 UTC
- Depth
- 54.0 km (33.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.816° N, 145.307° 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
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8104 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19314 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.722 km WNW of Nemuro, Japan · 19312 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.769 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19292 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.853 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 19290 days ago · 56 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.4Kuril Islands · 19288 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.088 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19287 days ago · 107 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.061 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19283 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.7115 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19264 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000040d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.