M4.8 earthquake 189 km SE of Naze, Japan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 189 km SE of Naze, Japan on Sat, Feb 21, 1976, 11:12 AM JST (02:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 123 km SSE of Naze, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-21 02:12:29 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.176° N, 130.860° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 29
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 usp0000f53. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC.