M4.0 earthquake 97 km ESE of ?funato, Japan
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 97 km ESE of ?funato, Japan on Thu, Aug 12, 1982, 2:47 AM JST (17:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 129 km E of Yamada, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-11 17:47:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.724° N, 142.744° 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 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3129 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16112 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.1116 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16112 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.3114 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16112 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.5114 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16112 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.9117 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16110 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.7124 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16110 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.9129 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16110 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.2138 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16105 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nz9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.