M4.6 earthquake 181 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 181 km ENE of Miyako, Japan on Mon, Mar 15, 1976, 11:36 AM JST (02:36 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 184 km ENE of Miyako, 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-15 02:36:30 UTC
- Depth
- 23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.196° N, 143.939° 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
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0184 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 18439 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.4111 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18438 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.3119 km E of Yamada, Japan · 18438 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.0119 km E of Yamada, Japan · 18438 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.9123 km E of Yamada, Japan · 18438 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.6181 km E of Yamada, Japan · 18438 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.8122 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18433 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.8159 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18428 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.9143 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18428 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.0138 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18428 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.7151 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18427 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.9134 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18427 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.9182 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 18421 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.5125 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 18418 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.7141 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 18418 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.8157 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 18418 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ffa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.