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M5.0 earthquake 6 km NNE of Ishige, Japan

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Ishige, Japan on Tue, Jun 30, 1987, 6:17 PM JST (09:17 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1987-06-30 09:17:07 UTC
Depth
69.9 km (43.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.175° N, 139.986° 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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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.63 km W of Sakura, Japan · 14320 days ago · 81 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.83 km NNW of Ishige, Japan · 14317 days ago · 66 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.23 km WNW of Tsukuba, Japan · 14302 days ago · 68 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.49 km S of Y?ki, Japan · 14292 days ago · 101 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 4.64 km SE of Chiba, Japan · 14344 days ago · 74 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.16 km SSW of Tsukuba, Japan · 14348 days ago · 66 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.44 km W of Noda, Japan · 14356 days ago · 93 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003670. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.