M4.8 earthquake 31 km E of ?arai, Japan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 31 km E of ?arai, Japan on Sun, Jan 3, 1982, 3:22 AM JST (18:22 UTC), 62 km (39 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-02 18:22:53 UTC
- Depth
- 62.4 km (38.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.364° N, 140.925° 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 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.711 km N of Hasaki, Japan · 16323 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.87 km ENE of Narut?, Japan · 16319 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.60 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16319 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.710 km SSW of Hasaki, Japan · 16318 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.5near the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 16315 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.123 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan · 16288 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.575 km E of Hasaki, Japan · 16277 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001huw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.