Japan earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 37 km S of ?funato, Japan

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 37 km S of ?funato, Japan on Mon, Sep 29, 1980, 6:36 AM JST (21:36 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1980-09-28 21:36:58 UTC
Depth
78.0 km (48.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
38.735° N, 141.703° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001a0z (also filed as iscgemsup639402). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.