Japan earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 24 km S of Obihiro, Japan

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 24 km S of Obihiro, Japan on Thu, Apr 22, 1982, 7:21 AM JST (22:21 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 35 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-04-21 22:21:20 UTC
Depth
98.2 km (61.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
42.695° N, 143.220° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.840 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16224 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.65 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16223 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.729 km N of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16221 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.41 km N of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16205 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 5.235 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16195 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.726 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16194 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.846 km E of Chitose, Japan · 16194 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.519 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16192 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 5.812 km SSW of Obihiro, Japan · 16187 days ago · 75 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 4.59 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16231 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.630 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16234 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 5.037 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16234 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.321 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16234 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.539 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16236 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.529 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16240 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.642 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16243 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.733 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16247 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 5.318 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16247 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 5.218 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16250 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.825 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16250 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 5.241 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16252 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 5.339 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16252 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.725 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16253 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.926 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16253 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 5.415 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16253 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 5.120 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16253 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.515 km W of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16253 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.838 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16254 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 4.838 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 16254 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kvm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.