M4.8 earthquake 46 km E of Chitose, Japan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 46 km E of Chitose, Japan on Sun, May 23, 1982, 9:38 AM JST (00:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 12 km SSW of Obihiro, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-23 00:38:45 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.860° N, 142.215° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.519 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16192 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.812 km SSW of Obihiro, Japan · 16187 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.117 km ENE of Obihiro, Japan · 16156 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.839 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16147 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.756 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16140 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
Before
- 4.726 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16194 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.235 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16194 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.41 km N of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16205 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.119 km SSW of Shiraoi, Japan · 16208 days ago · 113 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.729 km N of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16221 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.65 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16223 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mfg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.