M5.0 earthquake 22 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan on Sat, Aug 1, 1987, 4:04 AM JST (19:04 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-07-31 19:04:08 UTC
- Depth
- 116.4 km (72.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 41.336° N, 141.482° 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 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.867 km ESE of Mutsu, Japan · 14289 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.562 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 14288 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.445 km NE of Mutsu, Japan · 14261 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.968 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 14248 days ago · 74 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000373k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.