M5.0 earthquake 28 km SSE of Owase, Japan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Owase, Japan on Thu, Dec 18, 1980, 9:43 AM JST (00:43 UTC), 383 km (238 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, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-18 00:43:05 UTC
- Depth
- 383.0 km (238.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 33.847° N, 136.361° 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
- 82
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bb1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC.