M4.5 earthquake 11 km E of Tateyama, Japan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 11 km E of Tateyama, Japan on Tue, Apr 27, 1982, 12:32 PM JST (03:32 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 42 km ENE of ?hara, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-27 03:32:27 UTC
- Depth
- 99.9 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 34.976° N, 139.995° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.842 km ENE of ?hara, Japan · 16208 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.133 km SSW of Miura, Japan · 16201 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.13 km NNE of Narita, Japan · 16167 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kyv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.