Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 13, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, April 13, 1976 at 23:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hakodate (Japan - JP), about 38.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.188 and latitude 41.700.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	99.0 km
Coordinates	41.700, 141.188
UTC time	1976-04-13 23:49:46.100

Location	Hakodate
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-04-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hakodate	38.4 km
Mutsu	45.8 km
Kamiiso	47.0 km
Hokuto	47.7 km
Muroran	70.7 km
Noboribetsu	83.7 km
Date	89.5 km
Aomori	105.4 km
Tomakomai	109.8 km
Misawa	114.0 km
Goshogawara	117.7 km
Tsugaru	119.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.9 Hakodate Japan · 2026-03-09 15:45 UTC	84.5 km
M 4.2 Hakodate Japan · 2025-10-04 04:47 UTC	15.3 km
M 5.1 Hakodate Japan · 2025-08-18 22:19 UTC	66.1 km
M 4.1 Mutsu Japan · 2025-08-05 06:17 UTC	62.0 km
M 4.1 Hakodate Japan · 2025-07-08 04:45 UTC	46.8 km
M 4.2 Hakodate Japan · 2025-06-22 21:33 UTC	45.4 km

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