M4.4 earthquake 37 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 37 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan on Tue, Jun 5, 2001, 1:06 PM JST (04:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 39 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-06-05 04:06:18 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.141° N, 122.908° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.661 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 9242 days ago · 78 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.476 km SE of Yonakuni, Japan · 9242 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.939 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan · 9241 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.840 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 9195 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ag2r. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.