M4.0 earthquake 163 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 163 km ESE of Yamada, Japan on Fri, Apr 30, 1976, 3:03 AM JST (18:03 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-04-29 18:03:52 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.905° N, 143.705° 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.9134 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18427 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.7151 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18427 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
- 5.0138 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18427 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.9143 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18428 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.8159 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18428 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.8122 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18433 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000g3e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.