M4.7 earthquake 71 km SSE of ?funato, Japan
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 71 km SSE of ?funato, Japan on Mon, Oct 12, 1981, 1:35 AM JST (16:35 UTC), 43 km (26 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 98 km ENE of Namie, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-11 16:35:48 UTC
- Depth
- 42.5 km (26.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.528° N, 142.155° E
- Region
- Japan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.898 km ENE of Namie, Japan · 16407 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.961 km SSE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 16392 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gdk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.