Max magnitude
9.1
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
41410 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
4.6
Moderate
2026-09-14 10:59:54 UTC
Minami-Sōma, Japan
Earthquake near Minami-Sōma
51.3 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-09-13 08:31:15 UTC
Mutsu, Japan
Earthquake near Mutsu
120.4 km
5.1
45.5 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-09-11 18:53:32 UTC
Morioka, Japan
Earthquake near Morioka
32.4 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-09-06 05:15:45 UTC
Aomori, Japan
Earthquake near Aomori
34.4 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-09-05 00:22:45 UTC
Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake near Hachinohe
33.9 km
5.5
36.4 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-08-31 09:19:57 UTC
Kushiro, Japan
Earthquake near Kushiro
147.8 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-08-29 21:00:19 UTC
Kagoshima, Japan
Earthquake near Kagoshima
35.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-08-29 15:17:06 UTC
Hasaki, Japan
Earthquake near Hasaki
34.8 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-08-29 04:48:42 UTC
Nemuro, Japan
Earthquake near Nemuro
44.0 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-08-28 23:10:36 UTC
Morioka, Japan
Earthquake near Morioka
34.9 km
5.6
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-08-26 07:32:17 UTC
Abashiri, Japan
Earthquake near Abashiri
159.5 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-08-26 06:54:52 UTC
Miyako, Japan
Earthquake near Miyako
10.0 km
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
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Population 66,950
3397 earthquakes
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3341 earthquakes
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Population 58,431
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Population 45,953
3276 earthquakes
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Population 155,968
3166 earthquakes
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Population 32,185
3160 earthquakes
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Population 156,581
3155 earthquakes
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Population 74,469
3115 earthquakes
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Population 35,318
3114 earthquakes
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Population 47,199
3097 earthquakes
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34 earthquakes
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58 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
118 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 |
| 1938 | 7.8 | 76 |
| 1919 | 7.7 | 7 |
| 1993 | 7.7 | 532 |
| 1978 | 7.7 | 643 |
| 1973 | 7.7 | 560 |
| 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 | 589 |
| 2004 | 7.4 | 969 |
| 1989 | 7.4 | 494 |
| 1983 | 7.4 | 489 |
| 1906 | 7.4 | 9 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |