M4.4 earthquake 4 km W of Noda, Japan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 4 km W of Noda, Japan on Thu, Jun 4, 1987, 7:56 AM JST (22:56 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 4 km SE of Chiba, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-03 22:56:16 UTC
- Depth
- 92.6 km (57.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.944° N, 139.814° 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 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.16 km SSW of Tsukuba, Japan · 14349 days ago · 66 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.64 km SE of Chiba, Japan · 14344 days ago · 74 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.06 km NNE of Ishige, Japan · 14330 days ago · 70 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.63 km W of Sakura, Japan · 14320 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.83 km NNW of Ishige, Japan · 14318 days ago · 66 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.23 km WNW of Tsukuba, Japan · 14303 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035gp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.