M4.4 earthquake 50 km ESE of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 50 km ESE of Mutsu, Japan on Mon, Jul 16, 1979, 2:50 AM JST (17:50 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 89 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
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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
- 1979-07-15 17:50:52 UTC
- Depth
- 66.0 km (41.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.116° N, 141.774° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.689 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 17232 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.469 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 17225 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.616 km W of Mutsu, Japan · 17211 days ago · 112 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.484 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 17208 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011vx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC.