Japan earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 44 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 44 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan on Sat, Apr 5, 1986, 11:38 AM JST (02:38 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 54 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-04-05 02:38:48 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
24.803° N, 123.245° 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 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.361 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14780 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.788 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14777 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.429 km SE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14777 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 5.054 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14766 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 5.162 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14766 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.011 km ESE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14764 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.515 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14764 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.339 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14764 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.576 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14750 days ago · 72 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.850 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14737 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 3.944 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14783 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.327 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14783 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.557 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14783 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.638 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14786 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 5.039 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14787 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.462 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14787 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.434 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14788 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.8Taiwan region · 14788 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.438 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14788 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.659 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14789 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.439 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14789 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.948 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14789 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.333 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14789 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.448 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14790 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 4.424 km N of Yonakuni, Japan · 14790 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 5.031 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14790 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.845 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 4.837 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 5.242 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 4.786 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14791 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002sp4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC.