M4.9 earthquake 92 km NE of Hasaki, Japan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 92 km NE of Hasaki, Japan on Mon, Dec 6, 1982, 11:03 PM JST (14:03 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 56 km E of Kitaibaraki, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-06 14:03:26 UTC
- Depth
- 15.2 km (9.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.263° N, 141.623° 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 1.9 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6148 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan · 15995 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.664 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 15973 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.689 km E of ?arai, Japan · 15971 days ago · 57 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.357 km E of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 15970 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.758 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan · 15969 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.72 km WNW of Hitachi, Japan · 15967 days ago · 103 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.846 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 15951 days ago · 49 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.790 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 15943 days ago · 55 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.056 km E of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 15942 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ra2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:08 AM UTC.