M5.0 earthquake 105 km E of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 105 km E of Mutsu, Japan on Tue, Jun 18, 1974, 1:36 AM JST (16:36 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 127 km ENE of Misawa, 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-06-17 16:36:37 UTC
- Depth
- 60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.344° N, 142.473° 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
- 58
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.666 km NE of Mutsu, Japan · 19101 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.742 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19078 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.122 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19070 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.826 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19070 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.533 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19063 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.042 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 19062 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.868 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 19046 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.3127 km ENE of Misawa, Japan · 19044 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00006sr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:26 AM UTC.