M5.2 earthquake 51 km E of ?hara, Japan
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 51 km E of ?hara, Japan on Sun, Oct 4, 1981, 1:11 PM JST (04:11 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-04 04:11:03 UTC
- Depth
- 38.1 km (23.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.237° N, 140.960° 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 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.449 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 16404 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.43 km NE of Yotsukaid?, Japan · 16375 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.54 km ENE of Yotsukaid?, Japan · 16365 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
Before
- 4.767 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan · 16431 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.674 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 16444 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.843 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16445 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.284 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 16445 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.53 km WNW of ?hara, Japan · 16453 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001g9d (also filed as iscgemsup609500). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.