M4.8 earthquake 53 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 53 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan on Fri, Nov 30, 1973, 2:19 AM JST (17:19 UTC), 56 km (35 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-29 17:19:34 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.855° N, 145.435° 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
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.4Kuril Islands · 19288 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.672 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19288 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.088 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19288 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.061 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19284 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.7115 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19265 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004bv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.