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M4.5 earthquake 72 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 72 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan on Sun, Nov 24, 1985, 8:36 AM GMT+8 (00:36 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 26 km E of Yilan, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.

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Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-11-24 00:36:34 UTC
Depth
43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.093° N, 122.411° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.659 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14918 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.635 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14912 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.626 km E of Yonakuni, Japan · 14912 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.980 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14892 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.769 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14886 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 5.034 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14872 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.827 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14872 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 5.135 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14870 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 5.139 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14870 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.937 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14869 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.636 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14869 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.734 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14869 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 6.026 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 14869 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.623 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14868 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.548 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.539 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.741 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.537 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14864 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.397 km S of Yonakuni, Japan · 14926 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.879 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14927 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.25 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14930 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.766 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14938 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.825 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 14939 days ago · 90 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.711 km S of Yonakuni, Japan · 14943 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 5.243 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 14944 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.149 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14948 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.017 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14951 days ago · 93 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.438 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14951 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.251 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14952 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002n4y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC.