Japan earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 29 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan on Mon, Jul 31, 2017, 10:06 PM JST (13:06 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 43 km E of Namie, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-07-31 13:06:59 UTC
Depth
49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.293° N, 141.598° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.376 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 3351 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.346 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 3346 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.434 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 3345 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.172 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 3335 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.0102 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3333 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.649 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 3331 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.355 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 3330 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.655 km E of Namie, Japan · 3328 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.357 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3312 days ago · 68 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.280 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3311 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.3122 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3307 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.843 km E of Namie, Japan · 3294 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 4.436 km ENE of Namie, Japan · 3358 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.351 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3359 days ago · 54 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.288 km E of Namie, Japan · 3361 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 5.852 km E of Namie, Japan · 3364 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 112
  5. 4.473 km ENE of Namie, Japan · 3369 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.230 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3372 days ago · 55 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.531 km ENE of Namie, Japan · 3373 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.384 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3373 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.556 km E of Namie, Japan · 3376 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.834 km ESE of Marumori, Japan · 3377 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 34
  11. 4.359 km SSE of ?funato, Japan · 3382 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a2vd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.