M4.9 earthquake 135 km E of Yamada, Japan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 135 km E of Yamada, Japan on Mon, Aug 14, 2017, 12:06 PM JST (03:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-08-14 03:06:00 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.570° N, 143.521° E
- Region
- Japan
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- Stations used
- 103
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.3139 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 3359 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.5119 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 3360 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.6139 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 3361 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
- 4.9121 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 3362 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a7wh. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC.