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M4.4 earthquake 73 km ENE of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 73 km ENE of Namie, Japan on Sat, Jul 15, 2017, 12:02 PM JST (03:02 UTC), 41 km (26 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-07-15 03:02:23 UTC
Depth
41.2 km (25.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.738° N, 141.771° E
Region
Japan
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.1 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
63

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.852 km E of Namie, Japan · 3364 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 112
  2. 4.355 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 3364 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.288 km E of Namie, Japan · 3361 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.351 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3359 days ago · 54 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.436 km ENE of Namie, Japan · 3358 days ago · 53 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.329 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3353 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.172 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 3335 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.0102 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3333 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.655 km E of Namie, Japan · 3328 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.5115 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 3326 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.357 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3312 days ago · 68 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.280 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3311 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.230 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3372 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.531 km ENE of Namie, Japan · 3373 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.313 km S of Namie, Japan · 3373 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.384 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3373 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.226 km ENE of Iwaki, Japan · 3375 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.556 km E of Namie, Japan · 3376 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.834 km ESE of Marumori, Japan · 3377 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 34
  8. 4.359 km SSE of ?funato, Japan · 3382 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.380 km E of Iwaki, Japan · 3385 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.051 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 3393 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009wi1. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.