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M5.4 earthquake 283 km SE of Shing?, Japan

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 283 km SE of Shing?, Japan on Thu, Jun 26, 1975, 6:52 PM JST (09:52 UTC), 389 km (242 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 247 km SE of Shing?, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1975-06-26 09:52:19 UTC
Depth
389.0 km (241.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
31.868° N, 138.060° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
198

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bsp (also filed as iscgem728226). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.