M3.8 earthquake 36 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 36 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan on Fri, May 28, 1982, 1:35 AM GMT+8 (17:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 80 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
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-27 17:35:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.223° N, 122.754° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.558 km W of Ishigaki, Japan · 16187 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.875 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 16173 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.362 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16163 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.880 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 16163 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.899 km S of Yonakuni, Japan · 16153 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.754 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 16144 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mjf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC.