M5.7 earthquake 127 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 127 km ESE of Yamada, Japan on Mon, Feb 23, 1981, 6:21 PM JST (09:21 UTC), 33 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
- 5.7 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-23 09:21:36 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.076° N, 143.339° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7132 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 16646 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.7121 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16645 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 5.0147 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 16645 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.780 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16638 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.795 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 16624 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.5112 km E of Miyako, Japan · 16609 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.7160 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16606 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cbd (also filed as gcmtb022381b, gcmt19810223092136, iscgem631697). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC.