Japan earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 115 km ESE of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 115 km ESE of Namie, Japan on Sun, Aug 27, 2017, 3:34 AM JST (18:34 UTC), 36 km (22 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-08-26 18:34:55 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.267° N, 142.278° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.357 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3312 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.280 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3312 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.3122 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 3308 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.927 km SE of Namie, Japan · 3305 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 5.458 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 3303 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 31
  6. 4.843 km E of Namie, Japan · 3294 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 6
  7. 5.0111 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan · 3280 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 12
  8. 4.978 km E of Namie, Japan · 3271 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.483 km E of Namie, Japan · 3268 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.655 km E of Namie, Japan · 3329 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ad70. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.