M3.8 earthquake 111 km E of Yamada, Japan
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 111 km E of Yamada, Japan on Thu, Sep 6, 1973, 3:26 AM JST (18:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 102 km E of Yamada, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-05 18:26:49 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.479° N, 143.247° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9104 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19383 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.097 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19383 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.298 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19383 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.097 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19382 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.1100 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19381 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.1136 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 19381 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.0131 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 19379 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.6139 km E of Miyako, Japan · 19379 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.9102 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19379 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.9109 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19379 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.0131 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19379 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.3110 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19379 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.1off the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 19379 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.0112 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19379 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.3131 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19378 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.6130 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19378 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.4104 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19377 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.1131 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19363 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.565 km NE of Miyako, Japan · 19343 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.1113 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19328 days ago · 32 km deep · 3 km away
Before
- 4.5116 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19383 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.4105 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19383 days ago · 52 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.7106 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19383 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.899 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19383 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.3116 km E of Yamada, Japan · 19383 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003bd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.