Max magnitude
9.1
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
41238 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
5.8
43.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-06-25 16:11:45 UTC
Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake near Hachinohe
63.1 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-06-25 03:18:06 UTC
Hakodate, Japan
Earthquake near Hakodate
127.9 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-06-25 00:33:56 UTC
Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake near Hachinohe
64.6 km
6.9
51.7 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-06-22 09:43:52 UTC
Kushiro, Japan
Earthquake near Kushiro
35.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-06-19 19:36:30 UTC
Naha, Japan
Earthquake near Naha
8.5 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-06-19 18:16:55 UTC
Uozu, Japan
Earthquake near Uozu
216.3 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-06-17 14:28:50 UTC
Morioka, Japan
Earthquake near Morioka
10.0 km
5.5
71.8 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-06-16 02:52:22 UTC
Yokosuka, Japan
Earthquake near Yokosuka
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-06-15 19:21:50 UTC
Miyazaki, Japan
Earthquake near Miyazaki
13.4 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-06-14 23:46:48 UTC
Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake near Hachinohe
35.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-06-10 00:28:59 UTC
Nemuro, Japan
Earthquake near Nemuro
35.0 km
5.1
56.1 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-06-06 20:02:41 UTC
Ōshū, Japan
Earthquake near Ōshū
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-06-06 18:52:28 UTC
Kuji, Japan
Earthquake near Kuji
47.1 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-06-06 11:29:17 UTC
Fujisawa, Japan
Earthquake near Fujisawa
74.8 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-06-03 19:02:45 UTC
Amami, Japan
Earthquake near Amami
161.2 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-05-31 20:54:40 UTC
Jōetsu, Japan
Earthquake near Jōetsu
25.2 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-05-31 10:58:53 UTC
Kuji, Japan
Earthquake near Kuji
58.3 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-05-29 13:37:13 UTC
Kushiro, Japan
Earthquake near Kushiro
35.0 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-05-25 08:14:48 UTC
Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake near Hachinohe
49.2 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-05-24 06:51:36 UTC
Nemuro, Japan
Earthquake near Nemuro
74.5 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-05-22 16:53:58 UTC
Kuji, Japan
Earthquake near Kuji
61.5 km
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Cities with the most earthquakes in Japan
Kashima-shi
Population 66,950
3383 earthquakes
Kamisu
Population 95,454
3327 earthquakes
Hasaki
Population 58,431
3270 earthquakes
Hokota
Population 45,953
3262 earthquakes
Katsuta
Population 155,968
3152 earthquakes
Namegata
Population 32,185
3145 earthquakes
Hitachi-Naka
Population 156,581
3141 earthquakes
Katori-shi
Population 74,469
3100 earthquakes
Funaishikawa
Population 35,318
3097 earthquakes
Sawara
Population 47,199
3082 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 | 417 |
| 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 |