M4.4 earthquake 79 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 79 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan on Sun, Aug 19, 1979, 6:49 PM GMT+9 (09:49 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 22 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-08-19 09:49:28 UTC
- Depth
- 50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.939° N, 122.473° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.319 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 17206 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.219 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 17205 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.620 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 17205 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.833 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 17185 days ago · 138 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.258 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 17167 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.022 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 17162 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012h2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.