M4.5 earthquake 11 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan on Sat, Sep 18, 1982, 1:54 AM JST (16:54 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 53 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-17 16:54:05 UTC
- Depth
- 73.2 km (45.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.552° N, 123.050° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.359 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 16072 days ago · 132 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.153 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16069 days ago · 88 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.984 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 16067 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.771 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16059 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.865 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16052 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.171 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 16051 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.753 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 16031 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.464 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 16031 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pp1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC.