M4.9 earthquake 282 km SE of Shing?, Japan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 282 km SE of Shing?, Japan on Wed, Apr 2, 1980, 4:13 PM JST (07:13 UTC), 356 km (221 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 233 km SE of Shing?, 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-04-02 07:13:53 UTC
- Depth
- 356.0 km (221.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 31.810° N, 137.954° 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
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7233 km SE of Shing?, Japan · 16954 days ago · 394 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.3Izu Islands, Japan region · 16953 days ago · 386 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.2290 km S of ?yama, Japan · 16923 days ago · 303 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00016df. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:17 AM UTC.