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M5.6 earthquake 79 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 79 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan on Tue, Aug 24, 1982, 1:40 AM JST (16:40 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.6 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-08-23 16:40:19 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.354° N, 141.484° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.816 km E of Iwaki, Japan · 16096 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.250 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16093 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.233 km ESE of ?arai, Japan · 16091 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.251 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16088 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.871 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan · 16075 days ago · 48 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.586 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16071 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.2109 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16063 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.744 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16043 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.566 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16042 days ago · 52 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 3.947 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16104 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 5.436 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16109 days ago · 50 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 5.430 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16110 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.793 km E of Hasaki, Japan · 16115 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 5.593 km E of Hasaki, Japan · 16115 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.473 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16122 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.863 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan · 16122 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.255 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16122 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.367 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16122 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.181 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16124 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 5.0near the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 16126 days ago · 55 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.5109 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16128 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.056 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan · 16130 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.0115 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16130 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.9103 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16130 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 5.0120 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16130 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 5.594 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16130 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 4.991 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16130 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.471 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16130 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 4.758 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16130 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001p79 (also filed as gcmtb082382a, gcmt19820823164019, iscgem594256). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.