M4.8 earthquake 67 km N of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 67 km N of Yonakuni, Japan on Wed, Mar 11, 1987, 11:15 AM JST (02:15 UTC), 164 km (102 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-03-11 02:15:02 UTC
- Depth
- 164.4 km (102.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 25.066° N, 123.113° E
- Region
- Japan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.132 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14444 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.791 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan · 14456 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.777 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan · 14456 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.435 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 14456 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.448 km E of Jiufen, Taiwan · 14458 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000336d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.