Japan earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 29 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 29 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan on Sun, Mar 23, 1986, 1:07 AM GMT+8 (17:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 43 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

Yilan forecastMore in Japan

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-03-22 17:07:01 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.584° N, 122.739° 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.562 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 5.023 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.937 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.824 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.935 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.540 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 5.343 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.820 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.635 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.934 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.751 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 5.026 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.8Taiwan region · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.730 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.838 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 5.036 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.736 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.7southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 4.736 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.815 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 4.930 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 4.838 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 4.832 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 4.656 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 4.732 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 4.728 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 4.639 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 4.928 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 4.571 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 5.033 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 4.528 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 4.641 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 5.146 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 4.437 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 4.859 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 4.941 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 5.127 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 4.652 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14803 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 4.571 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14803 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 4.537 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14803 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 4.845 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14803 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 4.341 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14803 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 4.456 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14803 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 5.039 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14802 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 5.242 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14802 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 4.837 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14802 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 4.365 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14802 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 4.845 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14802 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 5.031 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14801 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 4.424 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14801 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 4.448 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14801 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 4.333 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14800 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 4.948 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14800 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 4.439 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14800 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 4.659 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14800 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 4.438 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14799 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 3.8Taiwan region · 14799 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 4.434 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14798 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 4.462 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14798 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 5.039 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14798 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 4.9southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.664 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.532 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.7Taiwan region · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 5.129 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 5.428 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.750 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.939 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.727 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 5.153 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 5.442 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.98 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.749 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.732 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.951 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 5.333 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 5.132 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.944 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 5.044 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 5.147 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away

Earthquakes todayJapan earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002s3s. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.