M4.6 earthquake 64 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 64 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan on Wed, Dec 29, 1982, 1:33 PM JST (04:33 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 58 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-29 04:33:02 UTC
- Depth
- 41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.886° N, 141.526° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.689 km E of ?arai, Japan · 15971 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.357 km E of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 15970 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.758 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan · 15969 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.846 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 15951 days ago · 49 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.790 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 15943 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.056 km E of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 15942 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ruv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.