M3.9 earthquake 77 km SE of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 77 km SE of Yonakuni, Japan on Sat, Jul 1, 2000, 10:07 PM JST (13:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 41 km WNW of Ishigaki, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-07-01 13:07:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.921° N, 123.483° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.441 km WNW of Ishigaki, Japan · 9574 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.359 km WNW of Ishigaki, Japan · 9561 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009vht. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.