M4.9 earthquake 65 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 65 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan on Thu, May 27, 1982, 4:55 AM JST (19:55 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-26 19:55:05 UTC
- Depth
- 52.0 km (32.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.470° N, 141.958° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.557 km E of Mutsu, Japan · 16184 days ago · 105 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.839 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16148 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.698 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16134 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.421 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16132 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mj3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.