M4.8 earthquake 6 km E of Honch?, Japan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 6 km E of Honch?, Japan on Mon, Feb 14, 1977, 6:08 PM JST (09:08 UTC), 79 km (49 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-02-14 09:08:26 UTC
- Depth
- 79.0 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.698° N, 140.060° 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.
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.015 km N of Hasaki, Japan · 18075 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.56 km NE of Ishige, Japan · 18073 days ago · 82 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.610 km E of Omigawa, Japan · 18068 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mjn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC.