Japan earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 142 km E of Yamada, Japan

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 142 km E of Yamada, Japan on Wed, Jul 14, 1982, 12:15 AM JST (15:15 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 114 km E of Yamada, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-07-13 15:15:30 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.301° N, 143.596° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7113 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16122 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.8111 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16121 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 5.1113 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16121 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.097 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 16121 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.3129 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16120 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 5.1116 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16120 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 5.3114 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16120 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.5114 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16120 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.9117 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16119 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.7124 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16119 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.9129 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16119 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 5.2138 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16114 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 4.8121 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16114 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.7119 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16113 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.6121 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16112 days ago · 51 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 4.9122 km E of Yamada, Japan · 16112 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ndp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.