M5.1 earthquake 16 km S of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 16 km S of Yonakuni, Japan on Sun, Dec 31, 2000, 4:42 AM JST (19:42 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 57 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-30 19:42:52 UTC
- Depth
- 55.6 km (34.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.317° N, 122.974° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 96
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.661 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9382 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.852 km ESE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9377 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.149 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9369 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.278 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9360 days ago · 143 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.257 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 9357 days ago · 109 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.853 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9353 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.349 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9353 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.648 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.768 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9349 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 usp000a6yd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.