M4.7 earthquake 48 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 48 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan on Mon, Mar 29, 1976, 4:22 PM GMT+8 (08:22 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 71 km E 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-29 08:22:06 UTC
- Depth
- 43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.133° N, 122.690° 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
- 20
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.471 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 18428 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.980 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 18428 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.919 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 18406 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fpk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:28 AM UTC.