M4.6 earthquake 52 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 52 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan on Sat, Jul 8, 2000, 4:32 AM GMT+8 (20:32 UTC), 136 km (84 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-07-07 20:32:42 UTC
- Depth
- 135.8 km (84.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.777° N, 122.610° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.728 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 9579 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.062 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 9564 days ago · 128 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.455 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 9553 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009w0f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.