M5.3 earthquake 72 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 72 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan on Sun, Sep 17, 2000, 7:04 AM GMT+8 (23:04 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-16 23:04:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.031° N, 122.468° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique reverse
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 285°, dip 16°, rake 121°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 73°, dip 76°, rake 82°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 140
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.312 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9506 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.70 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9496 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.122 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9492 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.6Taiwan · 9472 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0br (also filed as gcmtb091600e, gcmt20000916230413, iscgem1839714). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.