M4.8 earthquake 27 km WSW of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Mutsu, Japan on Fri, Nov 26, 1976, 7:45 AM JST (22:45 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 30 km N of Aomori, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-25 22:45:37 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.181° N, 140.918° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 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 usp0000kfx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.