Japan earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 109 km ESE of ?funato, Japan

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 109 km ESE of ?funato, Japan on Mon, Jun 26, 1978, 12:12 AM JST (15:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

Ōfunato forecastMore in Japan

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1978-06-25 15:12:09 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.574° N, 142.811° 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7196 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17622 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.8133 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17620 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.9195 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17619 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.9187 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17619 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.7187 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17614 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.8187 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17614 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.5120 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17612 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.7104 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17612 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.3141 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 17605 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.4150 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17605 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.667 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17573 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 5.1155 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17633 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 5.741 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17633 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.3131 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17634 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.894 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17636 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.9141 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17636 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 5.2112 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17636 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.2138 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 17637 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 5.0167 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17638 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.493 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17638 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.9138 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 17638 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 5.2164 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17638 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.9170 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17638 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.7185 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17639 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 5.6167 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17639 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 6.393 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17640 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.0113 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17641 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.963 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17641 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.692 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17642 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 4.193 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17642 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 4.980 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17642 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away

Earthquakes todayJapan earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000v9y. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.