M4.5 earthquake 239 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 239 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan on Wed, May 12, 1982, 12:37 PM JST (03:37 UTC), 140 km (87 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-12 03:37:10 UTC
- Depth
- 140.3 km (87.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 32.651° N, 139.830° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m8f. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.