M5.9 earthquake 9 km SW of Naze, Japan
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Naze, Japan on Tue, Feb 24, 1981, 3:45 PM JST (06:45 UTC), 43 km (27 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
- 5.9 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-24 06:45:09 UTC
- Depth
- 43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.314° N, 129.410° 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 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.388 km NNW of Naze, Japan · 16628 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.888 km N of Naze, Japan · 16628 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.176 km NNW of Tatsugō, Japan · 16628 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.494 km N of Naze, Japan · 16628 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 5.379 km N of Tatsugō, Japan · 16627 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cbx (also filed as gcmtb022481b, gcmt19810224064509, iscgem631737). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.