Max magnitude
9.1
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
41395 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
5.0
96.9 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-08-24 15:27:32 UTC
Naha, Japan
Earthquake near Naha
10.0 km
6.0
42.9 km
5.8
61.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-08-21 18:05:20 UTC
Miyakojima, Japan
Earthquake near Miyakojima
10.0 km
5.4
61.7 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-08-19 11:43:27 UTC
Amami, Japan
Earthquake near Amami
227.9 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-08-15 01:10:51 UTC
Iwaki, Japan
Earthquake near Iwaki
50.2 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-08-14 09:58:43 UTC
Chiba, Japan
Earthquake near Chiba
10.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-08-12 04:05:51 UTC
Honmachi, Japan
Earthquake near Honmachi
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-08-10 10:36:42 UTC
Nemuro, Japan
Earthquake near Nemuro
66.1 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-08-09 15:48:10 UTC
Ōgaki, Japan
Earthquake near Ōgaki
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-08-08 23:02:07 UTC
Honmachi, Japan
Earthquake near Honmachi
10.0 km
5.6
34.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-08-07 18:41:31 UTC
Hitachi, Japan
Earthquake near Hitachi
10.0 km
5.4
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-08-06 10:49:24 UTC
Kumamoto, Japan
Earthquake near Kumamoto
10.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-08-05 22:59:25 UTC
Honmachi, Japan
Earthquake near Honmachi
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-08-04 14:00:26 UTC
Ishinomaki, Japan
Earthquake near Ishinomaki
40.4 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-08-04 04:46:30 UTC
Yokosuka, Japan
Earthquake near Yokosuka
105.4 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-08-03 15:54:05 UTC
Morioka, Japan
Earthquake near Morioka
35.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-08-03 14:39:45 UTC
Nemuro, Japan
Earthquake near Nemuro
35.0 km
5.5
82.3 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-07-31 12:58:40 UTC
Nago, Japan
Earthquake near Nago
10.0 km
5.0
10.0 km
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Population 32,185
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87 earthquakes
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34 earthquakes
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58 earthquakes
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113 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 | 574 |
| 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 |