M4.7 earthquake 69 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 69 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan on Wed, Mar 5, 1975, 5:15 PM GMT+8 (09:15 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 51 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-03-05 09:15:32 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.989° N, 122.560° 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.
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.151 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 18833 days ago · 68 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.078 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 18784 days ago · 41 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.84 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 18782 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000a49. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC.