M5.0 earthquake 9 km WSW of Ichihara, Japan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Ichihara, Japan on Wed, Jun 18, 1980, 4:25 PM JST (07:25 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-06-18 07:25:07 UTC
- Depth
- 77.0 km (47.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.486° N, 139.982° 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
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.910 km ENE of It?, Japan · 16889 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.013 km ESE of It?, Japan · 16887 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.414 km SE of It?, Japan · 16887 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.516 km ESE of It?, Japan · 16886 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.912 km ESE of It?, Japan · 16858 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.039 km SW of Tateyama, Japan · 16840 days ago · 103 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00018a4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.