M4.6 earthquake 127 km ESE of Naze, Japan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 127 km ESE of Naze, Japan on Tue, Dec 21, 1976, 12:58 PM JST (03:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 121 km E 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-21 03:58:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.115° N, 130.746° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9121 km E of Naze, Japan · 18171 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.9135 km E of Naze, Japan · 18171 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.1117 km ESE of Naze, Japan · 18161 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.9100 km E of Naze, Japan · 18138 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.7133 km E of Naze, Japan · 18130 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
Before
- 5.1119 km ESE of Naze, Japan · 18175 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.3122 km E of Naze, Japan · 18175 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.3110 km ESE of Naze, Japan · 18178 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.9110 km ESE of Naze, Japan · 18178 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.6110 km E of Naze, Japan · 18179 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.8140 km E of Naze, Japan · 18179 days ago · 40 km deep · 27 km away
- 6.3119 km E of Naze, Japan · 18179 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kvm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.