M4.6 earthquake 12 km WSW of Chitose, Japan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Chitose, Japan on Tue, Apr 29, 1975, 11:53 PM JST (14:53 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 16 km NE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-04-29 14:53:41 UTC
- Depth
- 132.0 km (82.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 42.788° N, 141.505° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.741 km SW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 18756 days ago · 91 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.116 km NE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 18753 days ago · 119 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000auf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC.