M4.8 earthquake 157 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 157 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan on Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 11:43 AM JST (02:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-03-24 02:43:50 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.174° N, 142.494° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 73
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008u6l. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.