M5.2 earthquake 57 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 57 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan on Sat, Feb 17, 2001, 7:13 AM GMT+8 (23:13 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mwb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-02-16 23:13:09 UTC
- Depth
- 109.4 km (68.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 24.582° N, 122.449° 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
- Oblique reverse
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 256°, dip 20°, rake 55°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 113°, dip 73°, rake 102°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 210
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.853 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9353 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.349 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9353 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.648 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9351 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.768 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9349 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.948 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 9304 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a9rs (also filed as gcmtb021601i, gcmt20010216231309, iscgem1832387). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.