Basin subsiding properties in a back-arc basin are clarified based on sequence stratigraphic analysis.Main focus is the Middle Miocene in Izumo area in Shimane Prefecture.We recognized 19 sedimentary facies and 7 depositional sequences.We also carried out sequence stratigraphic analysis for the Middle Miocene Iya district,which is located on 50 ㎞ east from lzumo area.However,the Middle Miocene of lzumo area and lya district is deposited in the same sedimentary basin.We recognized 8 sedimentary facies and 3 depositional sequences in Iya district.It is possible to estimate the intra-basinal subsiding difference between Izumo area and Iya district,based on the relative sea level curves of these area and district.The intra-basinal subsiding difference indicates that the local rapid subsiding occurs during the volcanic furious period.