Japan earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 49 km SSE of ?funato, Japan

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 49 km SSE of ?funato, Japan on Sun, Jan 11, 1981, 3:25 PM JST (06:25 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 126 km ESE of ?funato, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1981-01-11 06:25:50 UTC
Depth
69.0 km (42.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.682° N, 141.992° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
41

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.8126 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 5.9126 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 5.3129 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 5.4118 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16683 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 6.2110 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 6.9101 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 5.0103 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 5.179 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.8132 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 6.1113 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 5.4119 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 5.2118 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 16682 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.5109 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16681 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 5.1129 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16679 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.7123 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16679 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 6.4122 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 16679 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 5.9132 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 16678 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.555 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16677 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.2107 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 16675 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 5.7121 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16646 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 4.780 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16639 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 5.296 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16713 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bp8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.