M5.1 earthquake 34 km SSE of ?funato, Japan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 34 km SSE of ?funato, Japan on Mon, Mar 13, 1978, 2:59 AM JST (17:59 UTC), 64 km (40 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
- 1978-03-12 17:59:48 UTC
- Depth
- 64.0 km (39.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.810° N, 141.930° 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
- 122
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.178 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17752 days ago · 86 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.5118 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17754 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.452 km SSE of ?funato, Japan · 17754 days ago · 75 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.442 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17754 days ago · 63 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.637 km S of ?funato, Japan · 17754 days ago · 74 km deep · 16 km away
- 6.137 km SSE of ?funato, Japan · 17754 days ago · 60 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.1106 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17756 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000tc5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.