Japan earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 166 km ESE of ?funato, Japan

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 166 km ESE of ?funato, Japan on Tue, Jan 27, 1981, 10:21 PM JST (13:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 127 km ESE of Yamada, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1981-01-27 13:21:59 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.343° N, 143.390° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.7127 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 16647 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.7132 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 16647 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 5.7121 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16646 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 5.0147 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 16645 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.780 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16638 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.2107 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 16675 days ago · 89 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 5.9132 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 16678 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 6.4122 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 16679 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.7123 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16679 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 5.1129 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16679 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.5109 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16681 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.7158 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16681 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.7146 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16681 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 5.2118 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 16682 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 5.4119 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16682 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.5140 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16682 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 6.1113 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16682 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.9158 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16682 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.8132 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 5.179 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 5.0103 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 6.9101 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 6.2110 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 5.4118 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16683 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 5.3129 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16683 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bx4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC.