Japan earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 76 km E of Yamada, Japan

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 76 km E of Yamada, Japan on Sun, Jan 18, 1981, 10:38 AM JST (01:38 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 101 km ESE of ?funato, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-01-18 01:38:05 UTC
Depth
70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
39.380° N, 142.835° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.8126 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 5.9126 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 5.3129 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 5.4118 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16690 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 6.2110 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 6.9101 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 5.0103 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 5.179 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.8132 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 6.1113 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 5.4119 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16690 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.5109 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16688 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 5.1129 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16686 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.7123 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16686 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.555 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 16684 days ago · 54 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.591 km NE of Miyako, Japan · 16665 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.968 km NE of Miyako, Japan · 16656 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 5.7127 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 16654 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 4.7132 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 16654 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 5.7121 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16653 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 4.780 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16646 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 4.795 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 16631 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 5.296 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16720 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bsb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.