M4.3 earthquake 52 km NE of Miyako, Japan
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 52 km NE of Miyako, Japan on Sun, Dec 10, 2017, 10:23 PM JST (13:23 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 5 km N of Miyako, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-10 13:23:48 UTC
- Depth
- 51.6 km (32.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.032° N, 142.287° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 139°
- Stations used
- 61
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.525 km WNW of Miyako, Japan · 3219 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.25 km N of Miyako, Japan · 3216 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 13
- 4.693 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 3194 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
- 4.46 km NNE of Miyako, Japan · 3191 days ago · 70 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.868 km NNE of Miyako, Japan · 3173 days ago · 52 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
- 4.4116 km E of Hachinohe, Japan · 3172 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.320 km ESE of ?tsuchi, Japan · 3167 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000c4z4. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.