Japan earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 27 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 27 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan on Mon, Jan 13, 1986, 5:27 PM GMT+8 (09:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 39 km N of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-01-13 09:27:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.703° N, 122.919° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.139 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14861 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 5.135 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14861 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 5.139 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14861 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.836 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14861 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.937 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14860 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.636 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14860 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.734 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14860 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 6.026 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 14859 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.623 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14859 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.548 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14855 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.539 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14855 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.741 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14855 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 4.537 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14855 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.227 km SE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14848 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.635 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14848 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 4.698 km ENE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14846 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.635 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14845 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 4.847 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14842 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 5.173 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14818 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 5.047 km ESE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14809 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 4.679 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 5.034 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14863 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.769 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14877 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.187 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan · 14887 days ago · 136 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002q0v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.