Japan earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 73 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 73 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan on Thu, Feb 27, 1986, 3:36 PM GMT+8 (07:36 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 33 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-02-27 07:36:56 UTC
Depth
31.3 km (19.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.993° N, 122.489° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 2.1 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.047 km ESE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14809 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.679 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.937 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14801 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 5.032 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14798 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.734 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14797 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.550 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.831 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.529 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.933 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 5.131 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 5.020 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.641 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.634 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.5Taiwan region · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 5.333 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 5.136 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.925 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 5.337 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 5.3Taiwan region · 14795 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 5.019 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 5.632 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 4.7Taiwan region · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 4.759 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 5.053 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 5.036 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 5.034 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 5.632 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 4.926 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 5.829 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 5.147 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 5.132 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 5.333 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 4.98 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 4.727 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 5.428 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 5.129 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 4.7Taiwan region · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 4.532 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 4.664 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 4.929 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 4.562 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 5.023 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 4.937 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 4.824 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 4.935 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 4.820 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 4.635 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 4.934 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 5.026 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 4.8Taiwan region · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 4.730 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 4.838 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 4.736 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 4.815 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 4.639 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 4.928 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 4.528 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 4.641 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 5.146 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 5.127 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 5.8Taiwan region · 14818 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.342 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14833 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away

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