M5.0 earthquake 61 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 61 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan on Mon, Feb 16, 1976, 5:33 PM GMT+8 (09:33 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 39 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-02-16 09:33:48 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.021° N, 122.638° E
- Region
- Japan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.32 | Mw, moment | ISCGEMSUP | Final · ±0.2 |
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
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.913 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 18469 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.739 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 18459 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.955 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 18457 days ago · 124 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.748 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 18450 days ago · 43 km deep · 14 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000f36 (also filed as iscgemsup717931). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.