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M5.1 earthquake 136 km SE of Shing?, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 136 km SE of Shing?, Japan on Fri, May 30, 1975, 12:44 AM JST (15:44 UTC), 378 km (235 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1975-05-29 15:44:44 UTC
Depth
378.0 km (234.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
33.009° N, 137.172° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used
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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1133 km ESE of Shing?, Japan · 18709 days ago · 373 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 4.979 km SE of Shing?, Japan · 18759 days ago · 392 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.0189 km S of ?yama, Japan · 18776 days ago · 338 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000b7v. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.