M4.5 earthquake 75 km E of Hasaki, Japan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 75 km E of Hasaki, Japan on Mon, Mar 1, 1982, 4:47 AM JST (19:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 10 km ESE of Omigawa, 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-28 19:47:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.807° N, 141.667° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.452 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16270 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.594 km E of Hasaki, Japan · 16234 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.910 km ESE of Omigawa, Japan · 16228 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.2106 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16226 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.286 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16226 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.531 km E of ?arai, Japan · 16222 days ago · 87 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jwn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.