M5.7 earthquake 163 km ESE of Namie, Japan
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 163 km ESE of Namie, Japan on Wed, Jun 28, 1978, 4:10 AM JST (19:10 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-27 19:10:33 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.149° N, 142.800° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 233
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5146 km E of Namie, Japan · 17602 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.4150 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17596 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
Before
- 4.2182 km E of Namie, Japan · 17619 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.7182 km E of Namie, Japan · 17619 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5195 km E of Namie, Japan · 17620 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.1152 km E of Namie, Japan · 17622 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.9141 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17627 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.1164 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17630 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vb9 (also filed as gcmtb062778c, gcmt19780627191033, iscgem681540). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.