Japan earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 65 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 65 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan on Fri, Jul 23, 1982, 2:54 AM JST (17:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 97 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-07-22 17:54:34 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.175° N, 141.323° 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 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.997 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.788 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16133 days ago · 54 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 5.193 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.383 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.765 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 7.193 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.9103 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.789 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 5.193 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.355 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16132 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 5.051 km E of ?arai, Japan · 16132 days ago · 58 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.3108 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16132 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 6.288 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 5.0103 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16132 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.869 km E of ?arai, Japan · 16132 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.887 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16131 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.597 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16131 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.758 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16131 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.471 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16131 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 4.991 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16130 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 5.594 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16130 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 5.0120 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16130 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 4.9103 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16130 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 4.0115 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16130 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 4.056 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan · 16130 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 4.5109 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16128 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 5.0near the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 16127 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 4.181 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 16124 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 4.367 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16122 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 4.255 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16122 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 4.863 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan · 16122 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 4.473 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16122 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 5.023 km S of Asahi, Japan · 16120 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 5.593 km E of Hasaki, Japan · 16115 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 4.793 km E of Hasaki, Japan · 16115 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 5.430 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16111 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 5.436 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16109 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 3.947 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16104 days ago · 52 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 5.679 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16101 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 4.250 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16093 days ago · 50 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 4.233 km ESE of ?arai, Japan · 16092 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 4.251 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16089 days ago · 53 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 4.611 km SSE of Asahi, Japan · 16087 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 4.871 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan · 16075 days ago · 48 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 5.3100 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16133 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.4135 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.097 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.680 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16133 days ago · 63 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 5.082 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16133 days ago · 54 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.890 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 16133 days ago · 56 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.458 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 16156 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away

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