M5.1 earthquake 119 km ESE of Naze, Japan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 119 km ESE of Naze, Japan on Sun, Dec 19, 1976, 3:08 AM JST (18:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-18 18:08:18 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.034° N, 130.639° 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
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6127 km ESE of Naze, Japan · 18172 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.9121 km E of Naze, Japan · 18171 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.9135 km E of Naze, Japan · 18171 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.1117 km ESE of Naze, Japan · 18161 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.9100 km E of Naze, Japan · 18139 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.7133 km E of Naze, Japan · 18130 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
Before
- 5.3122 km E of Naze, Japan · 18175 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.3110 km ESE of Naze, Japan · 18178 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.9110 km ESE of Naze, Japan · 18178 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.6110 km E of Naze, Japan · 18179 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.8140 km E of Naze, Japan · 18179 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away
- 6.3119 km E of Naze, Japan · 18179 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kts. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.