Japan earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 30 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 30 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan on Sun, Mar 23, 1986, 2:22 PM JST (05:22 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 33 km N of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-03-23 05:22:06 UTC
Depth
30.1 km (18.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.719° N, 123.111° 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 1.9 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.838 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.832 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.656 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.732 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.728 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.639 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.928 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.571 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 5.033 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 45 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.528 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.477 km NW of Ishigaki, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.641 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 5.146 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.437 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 4.859 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 4.941 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 5.127 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 4.652 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.571 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 4.537 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 4.845 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 4.341 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 4.456 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 5.039 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 4.786 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 5.242 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 4.837 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 4.365 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 4.845 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 5.031 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14790 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 4.424 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14790 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 4.448 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14790 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 4.333 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14789 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 4.948 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14789 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 4.439 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14789 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 4.659 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14789 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 4.438 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14788 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 3.8Taiwan region · 14788 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 4.434 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14788 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 4.462 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14787 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 5.039 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14787 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 4.638 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14786 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 4.557 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14783 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 4.327 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14783 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 3.944 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14783 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 4.744 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14781 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 4.361 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14780 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 4.788 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14777 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 4.429 km SE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14777 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 5.054 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14766 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 5.162 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14766 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 4.011 km ESE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14764 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 4.515 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14764 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 4.339 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14764 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 4.576 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14750 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 4.850 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14737 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.815 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.736 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.7southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.736 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 5.036 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.838 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.730 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.8Taiwan region · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 5.026 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.751 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.934 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.635 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.820 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 5.343 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 4.540 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 4.935 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.824 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 4.937 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 5.023 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 4.562 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002s51. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.