Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 21, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, January 21, 1981 at 10:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noshiro (Japan - JP), about 10.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.150 and latitude 40.190.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	154.0 km
Coordinates	40.190, 140.150
UTC time	1981-01-21 10:15:41.200

Location	Noshiro
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-01-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noshiro	10.6 km
Kita-Akita	20.8 km
Ōdate	35.8 km
Katagami	37.0 km
Hirosaki	52.5 km
Akita	52.8 km
Hanawa	54.2 km
Hirakawa	56.8 km
Kuroishi	62.6 km
Tsugaru	71.6 km
Goshogawara	72.7 km
Aomori	85.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Hirosaki Japan · 2026-02-17 02:30 UTC	82.5 km
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M 4.4 Ōdate Japan · 2026-01-09 11:24 UTC	58.7 km
M 4.6 Hanawa Japan · 2026-01-09 09:56 UTC	63.7 km
M 4.6 Akita Japan · 2025-10-14 03:34 UTC	86.1 km
M 4.3 Akita Japan · 2025-07-21 22:00 UTC	44.5 km

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