M4.5 earthquake 41 km SE of ?funato, Japan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 41 km SE of ?funato, Japan on Thu, Apr 6, 1978, 10:54 PM JST (13:54 UTC), 68 km (42 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-04-06 13:54:50 UTC
- Depth
- 68.0 km (42.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.780° N, 142.013° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.471 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 17662 days ago · 53 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.593 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 17652 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ty3. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.