M4.6 earthquake 89 km E of ?arai, Japan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 89 km E of ?arai, Japan on Fri, Dec 31, 1982, 9:59 PM JST (12:59 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 58 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-31 12:59:42 UTC
- Depth
- 56.6 km (35.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.308° N, 141.575° 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 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.357 km E of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 15971 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.758 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan · 15969 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.72 km WNW of Hitachi, Japan · 15967 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.846 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 15952 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.790 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 15943 days ago · 55 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.056 km E of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 15943 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.894 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 15913 days ago · 52 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rx5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.