M4.7 earthquake 66 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 66 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan on Thu, Jul 22, 1976, 10:53 PM JST (13:53 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 74 km ESE 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-07-22 13:53:35 UTC
- Depth
- 23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.579° N, 141.910° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.974 km ESE of Mutsu, Japan · 18298 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.779 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 18289 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hfh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.