M3.6 earthquake 25 km ENE of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 25 km ENE of Yonakuni, Japan on Tue, Jun 20, 2000, 8:45 AM JST (23:45 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 62 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-06-19 23:45:52 UTC
- Depth
- 106.3 km (66.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.587° N, 123.208° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.463 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9590 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.977 km SE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9587 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.652 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 9581 days ago · 136 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.441 km WNW of Ishigaki, Japan · 9573 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.062 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 9564 days ago · 128 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.359 km WNW of Ishigaki, Japan · 9561 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.455 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 9553 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009uve. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC.