Japan earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 80 km SE of ?funato, Japan

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 80 km SE of ?funato, Japan on Mon, Jun 12, 1978, 6:12 PM JST (09:12 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 93 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1978-06-12 09:12:56 UTC
Depth
44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.477° N, 142.239° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
157

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.962 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17643 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.347 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17643 days ago · 64 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.980 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17643 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.193 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17642 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.692 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17642 days ago · 45 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.963 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17641 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.0113 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17641 days ago · 68 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 6.393 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17641 days ago · 40 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 5.465 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17639 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 5.6167 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17639 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.9170 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17639 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 5.2164 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17639 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.9138 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 17639 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.493 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17638 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 5.0167 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17638 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.2138 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 17637 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 5.2112 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17636 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.9141 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17636 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.894 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17636 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 4.3131 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17634 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 5.741 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17634 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 5.1155 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17634 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 4.9109 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 17629 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 4.8133 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17620 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 4.5120 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17613 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 4.7104 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17612 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 4.3141 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 17605 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 4.4150 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17605 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 5.272 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17598 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 7.768 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17643 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 5.769 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17643 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.593 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 17655 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.471 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 17666 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000v0g (also filed as iscgem680710). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:38 PM UTC.