M4.2 earthquake 179 km ESE of ?funato, Japan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 179 km ESE of ?funato, Japan on Sat, Dec 16, 2017, 2:55 AM JST (17:55 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-15 17:55:49 UTC
- Depth
- 10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.353° N, 143.566° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.4 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 140°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000buib. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC.