Japan earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 78 km SE of ?funato, Japan

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 78 km SE of ?funato, Japan on Mon, Jan 8, 1979, 8:20 AM JST (23:20 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1979-01-07 23:20:35 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.646° N, 142.437° 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.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
11

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2near the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 17380 days ago · 90 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.397 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 17435 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.373 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 17454 days ago · 57 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yb2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.