M4.7 earthquake 6 km NE of Honch?, Japan
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Honch?, Japan on Wed, Jan 14, 1987, 4:56 AM JST (19:56 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 27 km S of Hasaki, 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
- 1987-01-13 19:56:26 UTC
- Depth
- 79.7 km (49.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.736° N, 140.045° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.127 km S of Hasaki, Japan · 14483 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.62 km NNW of Sakai, Japan · 14469 days ago · 73 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.73 km NNE of Kasukabe, Japan · 14458 days ago · 97 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.544 km E of ?hara, Japan · 14444 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031n4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.