M4.3 earthquake 27 km S of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 27 km S of Yonakuni, Japan on Mon, Aug 30, 1982, 11:19 AM JST (02:19 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 73 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan. 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-30 02:19:47 UTC
- Depth
- 37.8 km (23.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.224° N, 122.952° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.373 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16087 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.768 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 16079 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.511 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 16076 days ago · 73 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.359 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 16072 days ago · 132 km deep · 86 km away
- 5.153 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16069 days ago · 88 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.984 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 16067 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.771 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16059 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.865 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16053 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.171 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16051 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pat. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.