M5.0 earthquake 118 km WSW of Itoman, Japan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 118 km WSW of Itoman, Japan on Mon, Nov 22, 1982, 3:34 AM JST (18:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-21 18:34:43 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 25.907° N, 126.508° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001r1p. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.