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M4.8 earthquake 88 km ENE of Misawa, Japan

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 88 km ENE of Misawa, Japan on Fri, Dec 29, 1978, 7:35 PM JST (10:35 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

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Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1978-12-29 10:35:02 UTC
Depth
46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.049° N, 142.324° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used
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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6108 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 17391 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.769 km ESE of Mutsu, Japan · 17444 days ago · 94 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.6157 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 17454 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000y66. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.