M5.2 earthquake 118 km SE of Hasaki, Japan
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 118 km SE of Hasaki, Japan on Sun, Apr 18, 1982, 7:40 AM JST (22:40 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-17 22:40:14 UTC
- Depth
- 43.8 km (27.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.881° N, 141.613° 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 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.842 km ENE of ?hara, Japan · 16207 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.066 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan · 16194 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
Before
- 4.594 km E of Hasaki, Japan · 16234 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.859 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 16239 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.066 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 16250 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.279 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 16250 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.892 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan · 16250 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.767 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 16250 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kt7 (also filed as iscgem600818). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:19 AM UTC.