M4.9 earthquake 273 km SE of Shing?, Japan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 273 km SE of Shing?, Japan on Tue, Apr 25, 1978, 4:01 PM JST (07:01 UTC), 343 km (213 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-04-25 07:01:40 UTC
- Depth
- 343.0 km (213.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 31.946° N, 137.992° 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.
- Stations used
- 136
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000u8v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.