Japan earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 29 km NE of Hasaki, Japan

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Hasaki, Japan on Thu, Mar 16, 2017, 2:05 AM JST (17:05 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 7 km WSW of Ishioka, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-15 17:05:20 UTC
Depth
50.1 km (31.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.934° N, 141.045° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.4 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.57 km WNW of Itako, Japan · 3488 days ago · 56 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.53 km SSE of Sakura, Japan · 3486 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.314 km S of Asahi, Japan · 3483 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 9
  4. 4.126 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 3483 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.34 km NNW of Mitsukaid?, Japan · 3482 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 15
  6. 4.87 km WSW of Ishioka, Japan · 3463 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 81
  7. 4.45 km ESE of Chiba, Japan · 3460 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 26
  8. 4.44 km NW of Takahagi, Japan · 3455 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 6
  9. 4.57 km WSW of Yachimata, Japan · 3444 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 9

Before

  1. 4.38 km E of Omigawa, Japan · 3491 days ago · 61 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 6
  2. 4.132 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan · 3501 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.88 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan · 3501 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 33
  4. 4.234 km E of ?arai, Japan · 3505 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.821 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 3507 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.343 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 3508 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.36 km NE of Mitsukaid?, Japan · 3509 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  8. 5.410 km SW of Hasaki, Japan · 3514 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 127
  9. 4.45 km NW of Sakura, Japan · 3515 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 8

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008ttd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC.