M4.4 earthquake 210 km E of Yamada, Japan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 210 km E of Yamada, Japan on Tue, Mar 30, 1976, 4:05 PM JST (07:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 119 km E of Yamada, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-30 07:05:30 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.171° N, 144.361° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0119 km E of Yamada, Japan · 18439 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.9123 km E of Yamada, Japan · 18439 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.6181 km E of Yamada, Japan · 18439 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.8122 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18433 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.8159 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18428 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.9143 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18428 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.0138 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18428 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.7151 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18428 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.9134 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18427 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.0163 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 18408 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fpz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.