Japan earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake 121 km ESE of ?funato, Japan

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 121 km ESE of ?funato, Japan on Wed, Feb 25, 1981, 3:04 AM JST (18:04 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.7 (ms), moderate
Local time
UTC
1981-02-24 18:04:01 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.484° N, 142.895° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0147 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 16644 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.780 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16638 days ago · 55 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.7160 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16606 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.7132 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 16646 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 5.7127 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 16647 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.4166 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16673 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.2107 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 16675 days ago · 89 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cc4 (also filed as iscgem631757). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.