M4.7 earthquake 49 km SE of ?funato, Japan
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 49 km SE of ?funato, Japan on Wed, May 13, 1987, 5:51 AM JST (20:51 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 91 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-12 20:51:23 UTC
- Depth
- 56.2 km (34.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.800° N, 142.174° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.591 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 14371 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.8101 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 14348 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034ym. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC.