M3.6 earthquake 131 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 131 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan on Fri, May 18, 2001, 7:14 AM JST (22:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 76 km SE 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
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-17 22:14:14 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.213° N, 123.782° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000af39. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.