M4.7 earthquake 178 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 178 km ENE of Miyako, Japan on Tue, Oct 25, 2016, 5:52 AM JST (20:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 187 km ENE 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
- 4.7 (Mww, W-phase moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-10-24 20:52:17 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.221° N, 143.894° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 4.7 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 30°, dip 65°, rake 104°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 178°, dip 28°, rake 61°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 131°
- Stations used
- 90
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
- 4.5178 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 3630 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.4107 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 3605 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.5109 km E of Miyako, Japan · 3595 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.9187 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 3590 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007gh8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.