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M4.9 earthquake 72 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 72 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan on Sat, Feb 20, 1982, 5:46 AM JST (20:46 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-02-19 20:46:46 UTC
Depth
43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.389° N, 144.762° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6109 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 16253 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 5.076 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan · 16286 days ago · 45 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.989 km SSE of Obihiro, Japan · 16302 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jqa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.