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M5.0 earthquake 70 km NNE of Miyako, Japan

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 70 km NNE of Miyako, Japan on Sun, Feb 12, 2017, 10:36 PM JST (13:36 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-02-12 13:36:55 UTC
Depth
43.6 km (27.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.218° N, 142.308° E
Region
Japan
Felt reports
9
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.7 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
264

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5off the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 3510 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.6109 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 3500 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.799 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 3498 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.4100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 3496 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.59 km E of Miyako, Japan · 3469 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.273 km NNE of Miyako, Japan · 3529 days ago · 57 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.668 km ESE of Hachinohe, Japan · 3536 days ago · 51 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  3. 5.178 km NNE of Miyako, Japan · 3539 days ago · 42 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 7
  4. 4.7129 km NE of Miyako, Japan · 3541 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.3134 km NE of Miyako, Japan · 3541 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.878 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 3544 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 8
  7. 4.667 km NNE of Miyako, Japan · 3549 days ago · 54 km deep · 4 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008jc6. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.