M4.4 earthquake 42 km NW of Miyako, Japan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 42 km NW of Miyako, Japan on Tue, Nov 29, 2016, 10:02 AM JST (01:02 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 78 km NNE of Miyako, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-29 01:02:59 UTC
- Depth
- 65.7 km (40.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.957° N, 141.654° E
- Region
- Japan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Recorded (2 JMA) in Aomori and Iwate.
From the USGS event page for us10007d14. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.7 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 184°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.48 km NE of Miyako, Japan · 3597 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.070 km NNE of Miyako, Japan · 3586 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
- 4.667 km NNE of Miyako, Japan · 3549 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.878 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 3544 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 8
- 5.178 km NNE of Miyako, Japan · 3539 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 7
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007d14. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.