M5.0 earthquake 132 km ESE of ?funato, Japan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 132 km ESE of ?funato, Japan on Fri, Jun 18, 1982, 4:03 AM JST (19:03 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-17 19:03:15 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.460° N, 143.028° E
- Region
- Japan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 27 stations |
| 5.49 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.2 |
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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7113 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16123 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.097 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16121 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.9129 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16119 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mzj (also filed as iscgem597375). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.