M5.2 earthquake 105 km NNE of Naze, Japan

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 105 km NNE of Naze, Japan on Wed, Oct 15, 1975, 11:52 PM JST (14:52 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.2	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
5.25	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.2

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000d53 (also filed as iscgem722940). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.