Japan earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 182 km E of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 182 km E of Namie, Japan on Wed, Jun 28, 1978, 12:08 AM JST (15:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 163 km ESE of Namie, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1978-06-27 15:08:17 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.501° N, 143.062° 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.

How well it is located

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Depth from
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Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2182 km E of Namie, Japan · 17626 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.7163 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 17626 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.7196 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17621 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.8133 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17620 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.9195 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17619 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.9187 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17618 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.7187 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17614 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.8187 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17614 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.5120 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17612 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.7104 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17612 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.5146 km E of Namie, Japan · 17610 days ago · 52 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.4150 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17604 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.5195 km E of Namie, Japan · 17628 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.1152 km E of Namie, Japan · 17629 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 5.1155 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17633 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.3131 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17633 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.9141 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17635 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 5.0167 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17637 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.1164 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17638 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 5.2164 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17638 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.9170 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17638 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.7185 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17638 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 5.6167 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17638 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.0113 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17640 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.193 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17642 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vb7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.