M5.3 earthquake 127 km ENE of Misawa, Japan
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 127 km ENE of Misawa, Japan on Wed, Aug 14, 1974, 3:49 PM JST (06:49 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 146 km ENE of Hachinohe, 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-08-14 06:49:21 UTC
- Depth
- 41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.128° N, 142.784° 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
- 92
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.684 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19010 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.770 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 18994 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
- 6.2146 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 18975 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
- 6.2144 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 18975 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.4173 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 18975 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.3161 km NE of Miyako, Japan · 18973 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
- 6.0168 km NE of Miyako, Japan · 18973 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.5159 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 18973 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007m6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.