M4.4 earthquake 67 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 67 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan on Sun, Mar 25, 1979, 4:47 AM JST (19:47 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 76 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-03-24 19:47:22 UTC
- Depth
- 50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.412° N, 142.008° 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
- 17
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
- 4.773 km E of Mutsu, Japan · 17349 days ago · 70 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.376 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 17329 days ago · 73 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000znc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.