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M5.4 earthquake 62 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 62 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan on Wed, Dec 13, 2000, 4:32 AM GMT+8 (20:32 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Wed, Dec 13, 2000, 4:32 AM GMT+8
UTC: 2000-12-12 20:32:56 UTC
Depth: 48.0 km (29.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 24.150° N, 122.485° 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: Reverse (thrust)
Nodal plane 1: Strike 248°, dip 15°, rake 104°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 54°, dip 75°, rake 86°

How well it is located

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Stations used: 123

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a5z0 (also filed as gcmtb121200d, gcmt20001212203256, iscgem1838496). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC.