Earthquakes by city Japan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Hitachi today

Hitachi, Japan: 2945 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

174,508

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

2945

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.9

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Tokyo

Coordinates 36.600, 140.650

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-08-15 01:10 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.9

Mito, Japan

2011-03-11 06:15 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Hitachi today

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

2 M4.0+ event(s) have been observed in the last 30 days around Hitachi.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Hitachi reached magnitude 7.9 on 2011-03-11 06:15 UTC, near Mito.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Hitachi today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Hitachi?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-08-15 01:10 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Hitachi?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Hitachi reached magnitude 7.9 on 2011-03-11 06:15 UTC, near Mito.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Hitachi

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

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

48.2 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 25 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-08-15 01:10	M 4.7	Iwaki Japan	50.2 km
2026-08-07 18:41	M 4.2	Hitachi Japan	10.0 km
2026-07-16 00:01	M 4.7	Narita Japan	59.7 km
2026-07-02 07:17	M 4.3	Kamisu Japan	52.2 km
2026-06-26 04:31	M 4.3	Sakura Japan	74.8 km
2026-06-16 10:55	M 4.4	Matsudo Japan	42.4 km
2026-06-16 10:46	M 5.3	Kasukabe Japan	63.6 km
2026-06-01 15:51	M 4.3	Shirakawa Japan	53.2 km
2026-05-24 06:08	M 4.2	Hitachi Japan	65.5 km
2026-05-22 12:39	M 4.1	Mito Japan	102.4 km
2026-04-01 01:06	M 4.9	Kashiwa Japan	57.2 km
2026-03-24 14:03	M 4.2	Iwaki Japan	53.6 km
2026-03-14 11:17	M 4.2	Hitachi Japan	46.4 km
2026-02-03 18:36	M 4.1	Hasaki Japan	34.9 km
2026-02-03 09:03	M 4.6	Iwaki Japan	61.9 km
2026-01-30 18:47	M 4.3	Mito Japan	56.9 km
2026-01-25 02:46	M 4.3	Oyama Japan	82.6 km
2026-01-23 21:20	M 4.0	Hitachiomiya Japan	56.6 km
2025-12-29 21:00	M 4.0	Hitachi-ota Japan	10.0 km
2025-12-18 13:57	M 4.4	Iwaki Japan	54.6 km
2025-12-13 22:52	M 4.4	Iwaki Japan	60.2 km
2025-12-12 10:05	M 4.8	Tsukuba Japan	62.9 km
2025-11-11 21:50	M 4.2	Mito Japan	68.5 km
2025-11-08 21:24	M 4.4	Oyama Japan	84.1 km
2025-11-04 05:00	M 4.2	Tsukuba Japan	83.6 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-11 3 events

2025-12 4 events

2026-01 3 events

2026-02 2 events

2026-03 2 events

2026-04 1 events

2026-05 2 events

2026-06 4 events

2026-07 2 events

2026-08 2 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

2011 M 7.9 max · 707 earthquakes 1938 M 7.7 max · 10 earthquakes 1943 M 7.1 max · 3 earthquakes 1924 M 7.1 max · 4 earthquakes 1965 M 7.0 max · 8 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 5.3	18
2025	M 4.9	47
2024	M 5.6	53
2023	M 4.8	51
2022	M 5.4	53
2021	M 5.2	52
2020	M 5.8	64
2019	M 5.1	44
2018	M 5.5	61
2017	M 5.6	78
2016	M 5.9	119
2015	M 5.3	76
2014	M 5.6	101
2013	M 5.6	91
2012	M 5.8	173
2011	M 7.9	707
2010	M 5.1	34
2009	M 5.7	23
2008	M 6.9	80
2007	M 4.6	36
2006	M 5.7	43
2005	M 6.3	46
2004	M 6.0	38
2003	M 5.8	30
2002	M 5.6	20
2001	M 5.3	26
2000	M 6.0	28
1999	M 5.3	19
1998	M 5.5	28
1997	M 5.9	16
1996	M 5.0	20
1995	M 5.3	23
1994	M 5.5	26
1993	M 5.3	16
1992	M 5.7	27
1991	M 5.4	26
1990	M 6.1	27
1989	M 5.6	30
1988	M 5.0	18
1987	M 6.1	32
1986	M 6.2	29
1985	M 5.4	33
1984	M 5.7	39
1983	M 5.5	30
1982	M 5.6	53
1981	M 5.2	16
1980	M 5.2	18
1979	M 5.8	21
1978	M 5.3	26
1977	M 5.6	12
1976	M 5.6	20
1975	M 5.5	24
1974	M 6.0	24
1973	M 5.8	29
1971	M 5.5	3
1969	M 5.7	2
1968	M 5.8	1
1967	M 5.8	1
1966	M 5.6	2
1965	M 7.0	8
1964	M 6.3	2
1963	M 6.3	3
1961	M 5.9	1
1960	M 5.7	1
1958	M 5.6	2
1955	M 5.9	1
1954	M 5.8	1
1951	M 5.9	1
1950	M 6.0	1
1949	M 6.3	2
1948	M 6.3	2
1947	M 5.9	1
1946	M 6.1	2
1943	M 7.1	3
1942	M 6.8	2
1941	M 6.2	1
1939	M 5.7	1
1938	M 7.7	10
1935	M 6.9	1
1931	M 5.8	1
1930	M 6.1	1
1929	M 5.8	3
1928	M 6.1	3
1927	M 5.9	2
1924	M 7.1	4
1922	M 6.0	1
1921	M 6.4	1