Earthquakes by city Japan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Akita today

Akita, Japan: 257 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

307,672

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

257

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.2

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Tokyo

Coordinates 39.717, 140.117

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-01-09 11:35 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.2

Akita, Japan

1939-05-01 05:58 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Akita today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Akita.

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around Akita.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Akita reached magnitude 7.2 on 1939-05-01 05:58 UTC, near Akita.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Akita today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Akita.

When was the last earthquake near Akita?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-01-09 11:35 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Akita?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Akita reached magnitude 7.2 on 1939-05-01 05:58 UTC, near Akita.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Akita

The map centers on Akita and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.5

Average depth

64.3 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 5 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-01-09 11:35	M 4.5	Ōdate Japan	10.0 km
2026-01-09 11:24	M 4.4	Ōdate Japan	10.0 km
2026-01-09 09:56	M 4.6	Hanawa Japan	10.0 km
2025-10-14 03:34	M 4.6	Akita Japan	11.9 km
2025-07-21 22:00	M 4.3	Akita Japan	10.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 1 events

2025-10 1 events

2026-01 3 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1939 M 7.2 max · 3 earthquakes 1914 M 7.0 max · 1 earthquakes 2001 M 6.5 max · 2 earthquakes 1985 M 6.4 max · 4 earthquakes 1970 M 6.2 max · 2 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.6	3
2025	M 4.6	2
2024	M 4.6	6
2023	M 4.9	4
2022	M 4.5	2
2021	M 4.5	4
2020	M 4.7	5
2019	M 4.5	2
2018	M 5.1	3
2017	M 4.9	4
2016	M 4.7	5
2015	M 4.5	3
2014	M 5.5	6
2013	M 4.6	6
2012	M 4.9	4
2011	M 5.0	11
2010	M 5.1	7
2009	M 4.4	2
2008	M 5.8	66
2007	M 4.6	5
2006	M 4.1	2
2005	M 4.8	4
2004	M 4.4	4
2003	M 4.4	1
2002	M 5.4	3
2001	M 6.5	2
2000	M 5.1	5
1999	M 5.3	3
1998	M 5.9	4
1997	M 5.6	4
1996	M 6.0	10
1995	M 4.5	6
1994	M 4.9	3
1993	M 4.5	1
1992	M 4.6	3
1991	M 4.3	2
1990	M 4.5	2
1988	M 4.6	1
1986	M 5.2	8
1985	M 6.4	4
1984	M 4.3	1
1983	M 5.1	12
1982	M 5.1	8
1981	M 5.0	1
1979	M 4.8	2
1978	M 4.1	1
1977	M 4.7	1
1975	M 5.3	1
1973	M 4.1	1
1970	M 6.2	2
1955	M 5.8	1
1939	M 7.2	3
1914	M 7.0	1