M4.2 earthquake 231 km SE of Shing?, Japan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 231 km SE of Shing?, Japan on Sat, Jan 25, 1986, 12:18 AM JST (15:18 UTC), 375 km (233 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 221 km SE of Shing?, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-24 15:18:21 UTC
- Depth
- 375.2 km (233.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 32.343° N, 137.828° 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qcz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.