M5.0 earthquake 3 km SW of Hitachi, Japan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Hitachi, Japan on Wed, Nov 10, 1982, 8:37 AM JST (23:37 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 6 km W of Iwai, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-09 23:37:16 UTC
- Depth
- 110.8 km (68.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.575° N, 140.620° 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 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.933 km E of ?arai, Japan · 16005 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.992 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 15996 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.689 km E of ?arai, Japan · 15971 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.357 km E of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 15971 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.72 km WNW of Hitachi, Japan · 15967 days ago · 103 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.16 km W of Iwai, Japan · 15964 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001qt9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.