M5.1 earthquake 26 km WSW of Murakami, Japan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Murakami, Japan on Fri, Aug 17, 1979, 3:00 PM JST (06:00 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-08-17 06:00:33 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.174° N, 139.194° 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
- 104
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012fw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC.