M4.8 earthquake 74 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 74 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan on Tue, Jan 4, 1977, 2:32 PM JST (05:32 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 70 km E of Mutsu, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-01-04 05:32:13 UTC
- Depth
- 71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 41.541° N, 142.038° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.670 km E of Mutsu, Japan · 18125 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.874 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 18115 days ago · 76 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000m24. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:43 PM UTC.