M4.0 earthquake 10 km NNW of Sakura, Japan
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Sakura, Japan on Thu, Jul 1, 1982, 3:29 AM JST (18:29 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 30 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-30 18:29:09 UTC
- Depth
- 76.3 km (47.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.801° N, 140.188° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.33 km SSW of Kashiwa, Japan · 16156 days ago · 126 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.79 km WNW of Ichihara, Japan · 16143 days ago · 76 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.30 km WNW of Sakai, Japan · 16140 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.511 km SSE of Futtsu, Japan · 16130 days ago · 84 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.023 km S of Asahi, Japan · 16126 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.126 km E of ?hara, Japan · 16123 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.430 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 16117 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.824 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan · 16111 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001n72. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.