M4.3 earthquake 37 km SE of Hasaki, Japan
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 37 km SE of Hasaki, Japan on Fri, Nov 16, 1979, 9:44 AM JST (00:44 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 53 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-11-16 00:44:10 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.481° N, 141.101° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.890 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 17107 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.153 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 17081 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.215 km NE of ?hara, Japan · 17067 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000141e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:15 PM UTC.