Japan earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 57 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 57 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan on Sun, Sep 10, 2017, 12:50 PM JST (03:50 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 58 km ESE 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
2017-09-10 03:50:07 UTC
Depth
68.1 km (42.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.020° N, 141.725° 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 9.1 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.280 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3311 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.3122 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3307 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.927 km SE of Namie, Japan · 3305 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 5.458 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 3302 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 31
  5. 4.843 km E of Namie, Japan · 3294 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
  6. 4.833 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3283 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 5
  7. 4.978 km E of Namie, Japan · 3270 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.483 km E of Namie, Japan · 3267 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.556 km E of Namie, Japan · 3259 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.439 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 3256 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.483 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 3255 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.5115 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 3254 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.5115 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 3326 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.655 km E of Namie, Japan · 3328 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.0102 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3333 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.172 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 3335 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000aj5p. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.