Japan earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 89 km SSE of Obihiro, Japan

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 89 km SSE of Obihiro, Japan on Wed, Feb 3, 1982, 3:14 PM JST (06:14 UTC), 80 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 76 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-02-03 06:14:38 UTC
Depth
79.5 km (49.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
42.230° N, 143.766° 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 1.9 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.076 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan · 16285 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.972 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan · 16285 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.933 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 43 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.824 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.732 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16256 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.821 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16255 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.838 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16254 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.838 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16253 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.6109 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 16253 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.926 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16252 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.725 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16252 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.642 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16242 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.670 km S of Obihiro, Japan · 16328 days ago · 98 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jf9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.