Japan earthquakes

M6.1 earthquake 113 km ESE of ?funato, Japan

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 113 km ESE of ?funato, Japan on Mon, Jan 19, 1981, 10:14 AM JST (01:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 122 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.1 (ms), strong
Local time
UTC
1981-01-19 01:14:05 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.599° N, 142.877° 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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Depth from
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Stations used
222

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5140 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 5.4119 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 5.2118 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.7146 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16689 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.7158 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16689 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.5109 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16689 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 5.1129 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16687 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.7123 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16687 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 6.4122 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 16686 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 5.9132 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 16686 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.555 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16684 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.2107 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 16683 days ago · 89 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.4166 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16682 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 5.7127 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 16655 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.7132 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 16654 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 5.7121 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16654 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 5.0147 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 16653 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.780 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16646 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.9158 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.8132 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 5.179 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 5.0103 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 6.9101 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16691 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 6.2110 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16691 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 5.4118 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16691 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 5.3129 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16691 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 5.9126 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16691 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 5.8126 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16691 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.676 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16691 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 5.049 km SSE of ?funato, Japan · 16698 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bsz (also filed as gcmtb011981a, gcmt19810119011405, iscgem632872). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC.