M3.6 earthquake 133 km SE of Shing?, Japan
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 133 km SE of Shing?, Japan on Thu, Dec 25, 1975, 10:58 AM JST (01:58 UTC), 401 km (249 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 187 km SE of Shing?, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-12-25 01:58:54 UTC
- Depth
- 401.0 km (249.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 32.985° N, 137.108° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 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 usp0000e1u. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.