M3.9 earthquake 33 km E of ?arai, Japan
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 33 km E of ?arai, Japan on Sat, Nov 27, 1982, 9:21 AM JST (00:21 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 92 km NE of Hasaki, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-27 00:21:15 UTC
- Depth
- 44.8 km (27.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.288° N, 140.951° E
- Region
- Japan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (II JMA) at Mito.
From the USGS event page for usp0001r4p. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.992 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16007 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.664 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 15984 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.689 km E of ?arai, Japan · 15982 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.357 km E of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 15981 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.758 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan · 15980 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.72 km WNW of Hitachi, Japan · 15978 days ago · 103 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.78 km SSE of Shiroi, Japan · 15966 days ago · 79 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.846 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 15962 days ago · 49 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001r4p. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.