M4.9 earthquake 28 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 28 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan on Wed, Jun 27, 1979, 9:40 AM GMT+8 (01:40 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-27 01:40:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.696° N, 122.869° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.474 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 17230 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.041 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 17224 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.479 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 17211 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011js. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.