M4.5 earthquake 75 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 75 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan on Mon, Jun 5, 1978, 10:02 AM GMT+8 (02:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-06-05 02:02:43 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.818° N, 122.771° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.921 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 17660 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.122 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 17675 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5112 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 17675 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.643 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 17681 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ux2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.