Japan earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 50 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 50 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan on Wed, Sep 1, 1982, 2:19 AM JST (17:19 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 11 km SSE of Asahi, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-08-31 17:19:33 UTC
Depth
50.1 km (31.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.388° N, 141.143° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.233 km ESE of ?arai, Japan · 16092 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.251 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16089 days ago · 53 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 4.611 km SSE of Asahi, Japan · 16088 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.44 km SE of Karasuyama, Japan · 16078 days ago · 123 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.871 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan · 16075 days ago · 48 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.586 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16072 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.2109 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16063 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.744 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16043 days ago · 53 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.566 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16042 days ago · 52 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.75 km E of Sawara, Japan · 16039 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.816 km E of Iwaki, Japan · 16096 days ago · 63 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 5.679 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16101 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.947 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16104 days ago · 52 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 5.436 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16109 days ago · 50 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 5.430 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16111 days ago · 59 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.473 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16122 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.863 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan · 16122 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.255 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16123 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.367 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16123 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pbt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.