M4.5 earthquake 12 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan on Wed, Sep 16, 1981, 2:20 PM GMT+8 (06:20 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-16 06:20:59 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.540° N, 122.901° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.025 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16433 days ago · 110 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.550 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16411 days ago · 107 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.257 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16403 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fwv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.