Japan earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 67 km NE of Mutsu, Japan

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 67 km NE of Mutsu, Japan on Sun, Jan 31, 1982, 12:45 PM JST (03:45 UTC), 96 km (60 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 32 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-01-31 03:45:39 UTC
Depth
96.0 km (59.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
41.658° N, 141.857° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.547 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16277 days ago · 100 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.486 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16272 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 5.132 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 6.719 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.819 km SW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.817 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 5.119 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.724 km WNW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.933 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.824 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 5.817 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.732 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.729 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.817 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.536 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16255 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.98 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16255 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.821 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16255 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.432 km SW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16254 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 4.838 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16254 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 4.838 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16253 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 4.515 km W of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16253 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 5.120 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16253 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 5.415 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16253 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 4.926 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16252 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 5.339 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16251 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 5.241 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16251 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 5.240 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16251 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 4.825 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16249 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 5.218 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16249 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 5.318 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16247 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 4.733 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16247 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.668 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 16319 days ago · 71 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jdh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.