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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
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
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
- 198
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
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.
After
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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.