M4.7 earthquake 11 km S of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 11 km S of Yonakuni, Japan on Sun, Nov 3, 1985, 6:35 PM JST (09:35 UTC), 52 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 80 km ESE of Hualien City, 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-03 09:35:28 UTC
- Depth
- 52.4 km (32.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.365° N, 123.010° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.766 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14939 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.879 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14928 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.397 km S of Yonakuni, Japan · 14926 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.572 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14922 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.659 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14919 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.626 km E of Yonakuni, Japan · 14912 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.980 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14892 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.769 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14887 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002me6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.