Japan earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 170 km SE of ?funato, Japan

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 170 km SE of ?funato, Japan on Fri, Jun 16, 1978, 5:35 PM JST (08:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 164 km SE of ?funato, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1978-06-16 08:35:55 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.174° N, 143.308° 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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Depth from
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Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2164 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17630 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.9138 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 17630 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.1164 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17630 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.493 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17630 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 5.0167 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17629 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.2138 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 17629 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 5.2112 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17628 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.9141 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17627 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.894 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17627 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.3131 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17625 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 5.1155 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17625 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.1152 km E of Namie, Japan · 17622 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.9109 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 17621 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.5195 km E of Namie, Japan · 17620 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.7182 km E of Namie, Japan · 17619 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.2182 km E of Namie, Japan · 17618 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.7196 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17614 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.8133 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17612 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.9195 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17611 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 4.9187 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17610 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 4.7187 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17606 days ago · 36 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 4.8187 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17606 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 4.5120 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17604 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 4.7104 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17604 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 4.5146 km E of Namie, Japan · 17602 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 4.3141 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 17597 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 4.4150 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17596 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.7185 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17630 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 5.6167 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17630 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 6.393 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17632 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.0113 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17632 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.692 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17634 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.193 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17634 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.980 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17634 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 5.480 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17634 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.593 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 17647 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000v32. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.