Max magnitude
9.1
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
41263 events tracked
Japan seismic overview
Japan earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Japan, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.7
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
56.0 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Japan earthquakes today
25 recent events
4.7
Moderate
2026-07-16 00:01:08 UTC
Narita, Japan
Earthquake near Narita
59.7 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-07-15 12:29:40 UTC
Kuji, Japan
Earthquake near Kuji
63.3 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-07-14 08:07:30 UTC
Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake near Hachinohe
44.5 km
5.0
11.3 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-07-12 18:55:28 UTC
Kushiro, Japan
Earthquake near Kushiro
35.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-07-12 04:11:30 UTC
Miyakojima, Japan
Earthquake near Miyakojima
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-07-12 02:39:08 UTC
Kushiro, Japan
Earthquake near Kushiro
123.5 km
5.1
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-07-09 11:58:39 UTC
Kushiro, Japan
Earthquake near Kushiro
110.7 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-07-08 07:35:51 UTC
Kuji, Japan
Earthquake near Kuji
58.2 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-07-06 17:09:03 UTC
Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake near Hachinohe
57.7 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-07-06 11:29:36 UTC
Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake near Hachinohe
67.0 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-07-04 05:03:52 UTC
Isumi, Japan
Earthquake near Isumi
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-07-04 02:56:15 UTC
Hamamatsu, Japan
Earthquake near Hamamatsu
388.1 km
6.1
10.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-07-03 03:53:22 UTC
Naha, Japan
Earthquake near Naha
10.0 km
5.1
34.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-07-02 11:48:28 UTC
Uonuma, Japan
Earthquake near Uonuma
141.7 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-07-01 16:15:34 UTC
Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake near Hachinohe
64.6 km
6.0
43.6 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-06-30 23:40:16 UTC
Nobeoka, Japan
Earthquake near Nobeoka
41.6 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-06-30 14:02:23 UTC
Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake near Hachinohe
62.8 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-06-30 12:39:56 UTC
Amami, Japan
Earthquake near Amami
10.0 km
5.8
34.0 km
5.7
50.9 km
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Population 45,953
3263 earthquakes
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Population 155,968
3153 earthquakes
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Population 32,185
3146 earthquakes
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Population 156,581
3142 earthquakes
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Population 74,469
3101 earthquakes
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Population 35,318
3100 earthquakes
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Population 47,199
3083 earthquakes
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Map of recent earthquakes in Japan.
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20 earthquakes
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32 earthquakes
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60 earthquakes
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113 earthquakes
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97 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
126 years
| 2011 | 9.1 | 5195 |
| 1963 | 8.5 | 31 |
| 1933 | 8.4 | 65 |
| 1994 | 8.3 | 949 |
| 1958 | 8.3 | 42 |
| 1946 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 1969 | 8.2 | 110 |
| 1968 | 8.2 | 138 |
| 2003 | 8.2 | 753 |
| 1952 | 8.1 | 41 |
| 1944 | 8.1 | 12 |
| 1910 | 8.1 | 5 |
| 1941 | 8.0 | 14 |
| 1923 | 8.0 | 20 |
| 1960 | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1931 | 7.9 | 27 |
| 1995 | 7.9 | 1124 |
| 1953 | 7.9 | 17 |
| 1911 | 7.9 | 4 |
| 1938 | 7.8 | 76 |
| 1919 | 7.7 | 7 |
| 1993 | 7.7 | 532 |
| 1978 | 7.7 | 643 |
| 1973 | 7.7 | 560 |
| 1905 | 7.7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7.6 | 1182 |
| 1964 | 7.6 | 47 |
| 1915 | 7.6 | 14 |
| 1961 | 7.5 | 38 |
| 2024 | 7.5 | 928 |
| 1998 | 7.5 | 482 |
| 1940 | 7.5 | 15 |
| 1909 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 1901 | 7.5 | 5 |
| 1935 | 7.5 | 32 |
| 1948 | 7.4 | 19 |
| 1937 | 7.4 | 35 |
| 1939 | 7.4 | 18 |
| 1916 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 2026 | 7.4 | 442 |
| 2004 | 7.4 | 969 |
| 1989 | 7.4 | 494 |
| 1983 | 7.4 | 489 |
| 1906 | 7.4 | 9 |
| 1904 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 1928 | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1972 | 7.3 | 49 |
| 1917 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 1943 | 7.3 | 19 |
| 2022 | 7.3 | 1209 |
| 2012 | 7.3 | 1222 |
| 1962 | 7.3 | 25 |
| 1936 | 7.3 | 17 |
| 1913 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7.2 | 920 |
| 1984 | 7.2 | 427 |
| 1945 | 7.2 | 15 |
| 1924 | 7.1 | 17 |
| 2021 | 7.1 | 859 |
| 2013 | 7.1 | 868 |
| 2009 | 7.1 | 409 |
| 1982 | 7.1 | 464 |
| 1965 | 7.1 | 50 |
| 1947 | 7.1 | 15 |
| 1900 | 7.1 | 3 |
| 1914 | 7.0 | 6 |
| 1942 | 7.0 | 12 |
| 1971 | 7.0 | 64 |
| 1927 | 7.0 | 44 |
| 2020 | 7.0 | 700 |
| 2016 | 7.0 | 1069 |
| 2010 | 7.0 | 520 |
| 2008 | 7.0 | 887 |
| 1980 | 7.0 | 367 |
| 1976 | 7.0 | 385 |
| 1975 | 7.0 | 498 |
| 1970 | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1902 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 1959 | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1921 | 7.0 | 12 |
| 1992 | 6.9 | 512 |
| 1981 | 6.9 | 317 |
| 1930 | 6.9 | 20 |
| 1929 | 6.9 | 26 |
| 1925 | 6.8 | 17 |
| 1908 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 2015 | 6.8 | 876 |
| 2007 | 6.8 | 721 |
| 2001 | 6.8 | 524 |
| 2000 | 6.8 | 1095 |
| 1987 | 6.8 | 378 |
| 1926 | 6.8 | 28 |
| 1967 | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1951 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 1996 | 6.7 | 690 |
| 1974 | 6.7 | 362 |
| 1912 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 1907 | 6.7 | 5 |
| 1950 | 6.7 | 11 |
| 1922 | 6.7 | 8 |
| 1932 | 6.7 | 17 |
| 1934 | 6.6 | 26 |
| 2018 | 6.6 | 831 |
| 1986 | 6.6 | 325 |
| 1955 | 6.6 | 18 |
| 1954 | 6.5 | 22 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 839 |
| 2014 | 6.5 | 1009 |
| 1990 | 6.5 | 390 |
| 1985 | 6.5 | 361 |
| 1957 | 6.5 | 9 |
| 1949 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 722 |
| 2002 | 6.4 | 581 |
| 1999 | 6.4 | 441 |
| 1991 | 6.4 | 332 |
| 1979 | 6.4 | 279 |
| 1956 | 6.4 | 17 |
| 1920 | 6.3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 6.3 | 645 |
| 1997 | 6.3 | 512 |
| 1988 | 6.3 | 321 |
| 1918 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6.2 | 710 |
| 1966 | 6.2 | 35 |
| 1977 | 6.0 | 251 |