M5.1 earthquake 117 km ESE of Naze, Japan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 117 km ESE of Naze, Japan on Sat, Jan 1, 1977, 3:23 PM JST (06:23 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-01-01 06:23:45 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.135° N, 130.649° 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
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9100 km E of Naze, Japan · 18139 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.7133 km E of Naze, Japan · 18130 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
Before
- 4.9135 km E of Naze, Japan · 18171 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.9121 km E of Naze, Japan · 18171 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.6127 km ESE of Naze, Japan · 18172 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.1119 km ESE of Naze, Japan · 18175 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.3122 km E of Naze, Japan · 18175 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.3110 km ESE of Naze, Japan · 18178 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.9110 km ESE of Naze, Japan · 18178 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.6110 km E of Naze, Japan · 18179 days ago · 39 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.8140 km E of Naze, Japan · 18179 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
- 6.3119 km E of Naze, Japan · 18179 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000m0m. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.