M4.4 earthquake 67 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 67 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan on Wed, Jan 19, 1983, 9:03 PM GMT+8 (13:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 60 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-19 13:03:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.817° N, 122.460° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.925 km ENE of Yilan, Taiwan · 15944 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.461 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 15942 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.060 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 15932 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.238 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 15918 days ago · 104 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.563 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 15916 days ago · 163 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001sd8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.