M3.7 earthquake 77 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 77 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan on Wed, Jun 30, 1976, 2:06 AM JST (17:06 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 66 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-06-29 17:06:12 UTC
- Depth
- 79.0 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 41.533° N, 142.082° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.766 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 18324 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.974 km ESE of Mutsu, Japan · 18298 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.779 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 18289 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000h45. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.