M5.3 earthquake 126 km SSE of Obihiro, Japan
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 126 km SSE of Obihiro, Japan on Thu, Sep 24, 1981, 11:40 AM JST (02:40 UTC), 34 km (21 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-24 02:40:46 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.868° N, 143.790° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.968 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16427 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.455 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16425 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.5138 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 16393 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.1149 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 16391 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001g2e (also filed as iscgem612017, iscgemsup612017). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.