M3.8 earthquake 52 km ESE of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 52 km ESE of Yonakuni, Japan on Sun, Jan 28, 2001, 3:43 PM JST (06:43 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 53 km NE 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
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-28 06:43:55 UTC
- Depth
- 47.9 km (29.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.310° N, 123.491° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.278 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9360 days ago · 143 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.853 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9353 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.349 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9353 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.648 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.673 km SE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9323 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a8j2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC.