M4.4 earthquake 97 km NE of Hasaki, Japan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 97 km NE of Hasaki, Japan on Sun, Mar 18, 2018, 12:59 PM JST (03:59 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 18 km E of Funaishikawa, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-03-18 03:59:49 UTC
- Depth
- 41.3 km (25.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.288° N, 141.677° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 143°
- Stations used
- 56
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.018 km E of Funaishikawa, Japan · 3112 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 155
- 4.11 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 3107 days ago · 96 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d83c. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.