Japan earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 41 km WNW of Ishigaki, Japan

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 41 km WNW of Ishigaki, Japan on Sat, Jul 15, 2000, 10:03 PM JST (13:03 UTC), 78 km (49 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-07-15 13:03:15 UTC
Depth
78.2 km (48.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
24.419° N, 123.754° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Recorded (1 JMA) on Iriomote-jima.

From the USGS event page for usp0009wjx. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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How well it is located

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Depth from
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Stations used
18

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009wjx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.