Japan earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 65 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 65 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan on Wed, Mar 26, 1986, 12:20 AM GMT+8 (16:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 31 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-03-25 16:20:02 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.278° N, 122.390° 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 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.031 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14790 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.424 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14790 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.333 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14789 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.948 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14788 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.439 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14788 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.438 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14788 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.8Taiwan region · 14787 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.434 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14787 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 5.039 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14786 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.638 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14785 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.557 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14783 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.327 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14783 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.411 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 14777 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.429 km SE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14776 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.011 km ESE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14764 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.515 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14764 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.339 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14763 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.162 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14756 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 4.850 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14737 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 6.216 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14735 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 5.58 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14735 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 4.42 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14734 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 4.99 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14733 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 5.012 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14733 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 4.714 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14731 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 4.810 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14731 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.837 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 5.242 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 5.039 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.845 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.537 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 5.127 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.941 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.437 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 5.146 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.641 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.528 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 5.033 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.928 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.639 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.728 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.732 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.832 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.838 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 4.930 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.815 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14793 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002s9d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.