March 28, 2000 Earthquake: Volcano Islands, Japan

Name: March 28, 2000 Earthquake: Volcano Islands, Japan
Start: 2000-03-28
Location: Volcano Islands, Japan

March 28, 2000 · M7.6

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Volcano Islands, Japan on March 28, 2000 at 11:00:22 UTC, 127 km below the surface.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: March 28, 2000
Time: 11:00:22 UTC
Place: Volcano Islands, Japan
Magnitude: 7.6 (Mw)
Focal depth: 127 km (79 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 22.338° N, 143.730° E
Country: Japan

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Felt on Chichi-jima. (reference #1053)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 2000 The 2000s Every quake the USGS located in 2000 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5556.