M4.8 earthquake 53 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 53 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan on Wed, Feb 21, 2001, 4:07 AM JST (19:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-02-20 19:07:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.820° N, 123.362° E
- Region
- Japan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Recorded (1 JMA) on Iriomote-jima.
From the USGS event page for usp000aa00. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.349 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9354 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.648 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9352 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.673 km SE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9324 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.1115 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan · 9307 days ago · 157 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.456 km WSW of Ishigaki, Japan · 9307 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aa00. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.