M4.5 earthquake 57 km E of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 57 km E of Mutsu, Japan on Wed, Jun 2, 1982, 1:25 PM JST (04:25 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 39 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-02 04:25:35 UTC
- Depth
- 105.0 km (65.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 41.325° N, 141.907° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.839 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16147 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.698 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16133 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mnb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.