M3.9 earthquake 73 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 73 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan on Thu, Dec 14, 2000, 3:37 PM GMT+8 (07:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 16 km S 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
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-14 07:37:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.992° N, 122.489° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.118 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9416 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.775 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9408 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.942 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9407 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.116 km S of Yonakuni, Japan · 9405 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.522 km ESE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9395 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.023 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9395 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.661 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9382 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.149 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9369 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a61z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.