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M5.0 earthquake 147 km SE of ?funato, Japan

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 147 km SE of ?funato, Japan on Wed, Feb 25, 1981, 10:02 PM JST (13:02 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1981-02-25 13:02:56 UTC
Depth
17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.333° N, 143.131° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.780 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16638 days ago · 55 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.7160 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16605 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 5.7121 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16645 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.7132 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 16646 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 5.7127 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 16646 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.4166 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16673 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cd8 (also filed as iscgemsup631887). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC.