M4.8 earthquake 120 km WNW of Naze, Japan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 120 km WNW of Naze, Japan on Sat, Feb 20, 1982, 11:08 PM JST (14:08 UTC), 43 km (27 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-20 14:08:01 UTC
- Depth
- 42.8 km (26.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.799° N, 128.353° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.793 km WNW of Naze, Japan · 16285 days ago · 40 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.8125 km W of Naze, Japan · 16284 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
Before
- 4.7117 km WNW of Naze, Japan · 16285 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.9105 km WNW of Naze, Japan · 16287 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.4158 km W of Naze, Japan · 16287 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.9126 km WNW of Naze, Japan · 16287 days ago · 44 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.6153 km W of Naze, Japan · 16287 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jqw (also filed as iscgem604323). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.