Japan earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 119 km E of Yamada, Japan

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 119 km E of Yamada, Japan on Tue, Mar 30, 1976, 3:04 PM JST (06:04 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 125 km ENE of Miyako, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1976-03-30 06:04:14 UTC
Depth
40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.502° N, 143.335° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
5.3mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
5.53Mw, momentISC-GEM global catalogFinal · ±0.22

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
66

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4210 km E of Yamada, Japan · 18450 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 5.0119 km E of Yamada, Japan · 18450 days ago · 49 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 4.9123 km E of Yamada, Japan · 18450 days ago · 46 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.6181 km E of Yamada, Japan · 18450 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.8122 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18445 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.8159 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18439 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.9143 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18439 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 5.0138 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18439 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.7151 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18439 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.9134 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18439 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 5.5125 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 18430 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.7141 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 18430 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.8157 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 18430 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.0163 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 18420 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 5.4111 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18450 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 5.0184 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 18450 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.6181 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 18465 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fpx (also filed as iscgem717260). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.