M4.9 earthquake 48 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 48 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan on Sat, Jul 16, 1977, 4:38 PM JST (07:38 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-07-16 07:38:45 UTC
- Depth
- 99.0 km (61.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 42.933° N, 145.831° 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
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000prf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.