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M4.4 earthquake 62 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 62 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan on Sat, Mar 29, 1986, 10:25 PM JST (13:25 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 62 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-03-29 13:25:48 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.979° N, 123.250° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.039 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14796 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.638 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.327 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.944 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.744 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14790 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.361 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14789 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.788 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14787 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.429 km SE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14786 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 5.054 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14775 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 5.162 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14775 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.011 km ESE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14774 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.515 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14774 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.339 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14773 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.576 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14759 days ago · 72 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.850 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.434 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14797 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.8Taiwan region · 14797 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.438 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14797 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.659 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14798 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.439 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14798 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.948 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14798 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.333 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14798 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.448 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14799 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.424 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14799 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 5.031 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14800 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.845 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14800 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.837 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14801 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 5.242 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14801 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.786 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14801 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 5.039 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14801 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.456 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14801 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 4.341 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14801 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 4.845 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14801 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.537 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14801 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 4.571 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14801 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away

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