Japan earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 39 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 39 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan on Sun, Mar 30, 1986, 11:56 AM GMT+8 (03:56 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
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-03-30 03:56:13 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.813° N, 122.896° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.638 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14799 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.557 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14796 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.327 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14796 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.944 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14795 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.744 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14794 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.361 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14792 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.788 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14790 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.429 km SE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14789 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 5.054 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14779 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 5.162 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14778 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.011 km ESE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14777 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.515 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14777 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.339 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14776 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.162 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 14769 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 4.576 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14762 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.850 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.462 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14800 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.434 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14800 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.8Taiwan region · 14800 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 4.438 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14801 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.659 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14801 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.439 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14801 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.948 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14802 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.333 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14802 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.448 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14803 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.424 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14803 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 5.031 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14803 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.845 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14803 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.365 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.837 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 5.242 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.786 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 5.039 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14804 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 4.456 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.341 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 4.845 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14805 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002sej. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC.