M4.4 earthquake 69 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 69 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan on Mon, Aug 6, 1979, 9:13 AM JST (00:13 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 65 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
- 1979-08-06 00:13:04 UTC
- Depth
- 68.0 km (42.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.462° N, 142.017° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.616 km W of Mutsu, Japan · 17210 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.484 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 17207 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.837 km SW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 17178 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.165 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 17170 days ago · 74 km deep · 9 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001289. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.