Japan earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 32 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 32 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan on Sat, Mar 22, 1986, 8:50 PM GMT+8 (12:50 UTC), 33 km (21 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
1986-03-22 12:50:37 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.755° N, 122.930° 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.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.333 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.951 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.732 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.749 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.98 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 5.442 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 5.153 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.727 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 4.939 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.750 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 5.428 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 5.129 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.7Taiwan region · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.532 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 4.664 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.9southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 4.929 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.562 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 5.023 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.937 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 4.824 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 4.935 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 4.540 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 5.343 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 4.820 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 4.635 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 4.934 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 4.751 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 5.026 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 4.8Taiwan region · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 4.730 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 4.838 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 5.036 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 4.736 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 4.7southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 4.736 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 4.815 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 4.930 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 4.838 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 4.832 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 4.656 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 4.732 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 4.728 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 4.639 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 4.928 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 4.571 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 5.033 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 45 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 4.528 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 4.477 km NW of Ishigaki, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 4.641 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 5.146 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 4.437 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 4.859 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 4.941 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 5.127 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 4.652 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 4.571 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 4.537 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 4.845 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 4.341 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 4.944 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 5.044 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 5.147 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 5.829 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 5.143 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 5.059 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.842 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.926 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 5.632 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 5.034 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 5.036 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 5.053 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 5.238 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 4.759 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.7Taiwan region · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 5.632 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 5.019 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 5.3Taiwan region · 14794 days ago · 37 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 5.337 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 4.925 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002s30. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.