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M4.5 earthquake 19 km W of Iwaki, Japan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 19 km W of Iwaki, Japan on Fri, Jul 7, 2017, 1:46 AM JST (16:46 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 52 km E of Namie, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-07-06 16:46:38 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.057° N, 140.665° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.834 km ESE of Marumori, Japan · 3377 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 34
  2. 4.556 km E of Namie, Japan · 3376 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.226 km ENE of Iwaki, Japan · 3376 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.313 km S of Namie, Japan · 3373 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.531 km ENE of Namie, Japan · 3373 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 5.852 km E of Namie, Japan · 3364 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 112
  7. 4.355 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 3364 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.436 km ENE of Namie, Japan · 3359 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.356 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 3354 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  10. 5.26 km W of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 3352 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 214
  11. 4.18 km NNE of Funaishikawa, Japan · 3348 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 8
  12. 4.655 km E of Namie, Japan · 3329 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.811 km SE of Ishikawa, Japan · 3328 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 16
  14. 4.53 km SSE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 3326 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 66

Before

  1. 4.380 km E of Iwaki, Japan · 3386 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.051 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 3393 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.519 km ESE of Ishikawa, Japan · 3395 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 14
  4. 4.32 km SSW of Mooka, Japan · 3396 days ago · 84 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 8

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10009965. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.