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M4.7 earthquake 30 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 30 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan on Sun, Mar 23, 1986, 5:32 AM GMT+8 (21:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 38 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-03-22 21:32:40 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.723° N, 122.896° 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 1.7 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.838 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 5.036 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.736 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 4.7southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.736 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.815 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.930 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.838 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.832 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.656 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.732 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.728 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.639 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.928 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.571 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 5.033 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 4.528 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 4.477 km NW of Ishigaki, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.641 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 5.146 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 4.437 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 4.859 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 4.941 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 5.127 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 4.652 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 4.571 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 4.537 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 4.845 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 4.341 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 4.456 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 5.039 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 4.786 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 5.242 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 31 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 4.837 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 4.365 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 4.845 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14790 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 5.031 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14790 days ago · 32 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 4.424 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14790 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 4.448 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14789 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 4.333 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14789 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 4.948 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14788 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 4.439 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14788 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 4.659 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14788 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 4.438 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14788 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 3.8Taiwan region · 14787 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 4.434 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14787 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 4.462 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14787 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 5.039 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14786 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 4.638 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14785 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 4.557 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14783 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 4.327 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14783 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 3.944 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14782 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 4.744 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14780 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 4.361 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14779 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 4.788 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14777 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 4.429 km SE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14776 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 5.054 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14765 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 5.162 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14765 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 4.011 km ESE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14764 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 4.515 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14764 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 4.8Taiwan region · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.026 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.751 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.934 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.635 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.820 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 5.343 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.540 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.935 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.824 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.937 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 5.023 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.562 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.929 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.9southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.664 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.532 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 4.7Taiwan region · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 5.129 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 5.428 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002s4d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.