M5.0 earthquake 7 km S of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 7 km S of Yonakuni, Japan on Wed, Feb 10, 1982, 4:56 AM JST (19:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 60 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-09 19:56:49 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.402° N, 123.006° 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 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.656 km ESE of Yonakuni, Japan · 16284 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.055 km W of Ishigaki, Japan · 16264 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.360 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 16243 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jjb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.