Japan earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 51 km E of ?arai, Japan

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 51 km E of ?arai, Japan on Sat, Jul 24, 1982, 12:38 AM JST (15:38 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 88 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-07-23 15:38:10 UTC
Depth
58.0 km (36.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.330° N, 141.162° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3108 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16132 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 6.288 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 5.0103 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.869 km E of ?arai, Japan · 16131 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.887 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16131 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.597 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16131 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.758 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16130 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.471 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16130 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.991 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16130 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 5.594 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16130 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 5.0120 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16130 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.9103 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16130 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.0115 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16130 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.056 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan · 16130 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.5109 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16128 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 5.0near the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 16126 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.181 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16124 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.367 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16122 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 4.255 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16122 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 4.863 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan · 16122 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 4.473 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16121 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 5.593 km E of Hasaki, Japan · 16115 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 5.430 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16110 days ago · 59 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 5.436 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16109 days ago · 50 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 3.947 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16103 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 5.679 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16101 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 4.816 km E of Iwaki, Japan · 16096 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 4.250 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16093 days ago · 50 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 4.233 km ESE of ?arai, Japan · 16091 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 4.251 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16088 days ago · 53 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 4.611 km SSE of Asahi, Japan · 16087 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 4.44 km SE of Karasuyama, Japan · 16078 days ago · 123 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 4.871 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan · 16075 days ago · 48 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.355 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16132 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 5.193 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.789 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.9103 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 7.193 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.765 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.383 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 5.193 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.788 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.997 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.965 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 5.3100 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16133 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.4135 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.097 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.680 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16133 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 5.082 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16133 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 4.890 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16133 days ago · 56 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.458 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16156 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away

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