M3.7 earthquake 12 km SE of It?, Japan
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 12 km SE of It?, Japan on Mon, Jun 11, 1979, 11:27 AM JST (02:27 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 7 km NE of Machida, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-11 02:27:33 UTC
- Depth
- 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.877° N, 139.166° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.67 km NE of Machida, Japan · 17272 days ago · 138 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.95 km NNW of Miura, Japan · 17230 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000116x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.