Earthquake details

Sunday, October 8, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, October 8, 2000 at 11:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yonago (Japan - JP), about 8.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.311 and latitude 35.363.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	35.363, 133.311
UTC time	2000-10-08 11:51:17.820

Location	Yonago
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2000-10-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yonago	8.1 km
Yasugichō	9.0 km
Sakaiminato	20.8 km
Matsue	27.2 km
Unnan	39.7 km
Niimi	44.6 km
Kurayoshi	46.5 km
Maniwa	46.9 km
Izumo	49.4 km
Shōbara	63.1 km
Takahashi	70.3 km
Tsuyama	71.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:37 UTC	22.2 km
M 4.8 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:28 UTC	6.3 km
M 5.7 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:18 UTC	18.2 km
M 4.4 Yonago Japan · 2025-06-29 00:59 UTC	6.4 km

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