M4.4 earthquake 158 km W of Naze, Japan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 158 km W of Naze, Japan on Fri, Feb 19, 1982, 1:04 AM JST (16:04 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 105 km WNW of Naze, 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-18 16:04:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.264° N, 127.873° 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
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- Depth from
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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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9105 km WNW of Naze, Japan · 16287 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.7117 km WNW of Naze, Japan · 16285 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.8120 km WNW of Naze, Japan · 16285 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.793 km WNW of Naze, Japan · 16285 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.8125 km W of Naze, Japan · 16284 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jpq (also filed as iscgemsup604224). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.