M5.3 earthquake 73 km E of ?arai, Japan
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 73 km E of ?arai, Japan on Sat, May 13, 1978, 7:47 AM JST (22:47 UTC), 37 km (23 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-05-12 22:47:32 UTC
- Depth
- 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.256° N, 141.403° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 177
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.082 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 17657 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.032 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 17642 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.114 km ENE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 17632 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.512 km E of Funaishikawa, Japan · 17611 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000uh7 (also filed as gcmtb051278b, gcmt19780512224732, iscgem682188). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.