M4.4 earthquake 2 km WSW of Sakura, Japan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Sakura, Japan on Fri, Apr 16, 1982, 7:45 PM JST (10:45 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 10 km ESE of Omigawa, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-16 10:45:44 UTC
- Depth
- 60.1 km (37.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.703° N, 140.207° 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 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.910 km ESE of Omigawa, Japan · 16229 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.82 km SSW of Sakai, Japan · 16228 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.531 km E of ?arai, Japan · 16222 days ago · 87 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.511 km E of Tateyama, Japan · 16220 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.842 km ENE of ?hara, Japan · 16208 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001krs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.