Max magnitude
9.1
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
41377 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
2026-08-04 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
4.8
Moderate
2026-07-29 20:16:35 UTC
Honmachi, Japan
Earthquake near Honmachi
11.7 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-07-29 14:02:34 UTC
Honmachi, Japan
Earthquake near Honmachi
10.0 km
5.4
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-07-29 11:47:53 UTC
Kumamoto, Japan
Earthquake near Kumamoto
10.0 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-07-28 14:01:56 UTC
Honmachi, Japan
Earthquake near Honmachi
2.3 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-07-28 12:26:18 UTC
Kumamoto, Japan
Earthquake near Kumamoto
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-07-28 10:09:38 UTC
Honmachi, Japan
Earthquake near Honmachi
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-07-28 10:03:13 UTC
Honmachi, Japan
Earthquake near Honmachi
10.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-07-28 08:18:54 UTC
Honmachi, Japan
Earthquake near Honmachi
10.0 km
5.6
10.0 km
6.8
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-07-27 18:40:22 UTC
Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake near Hachinohe
47.9 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-07-26 05:58:52 UTC
Kanazawa, Japan
Earthquake near Kanazawa
446.1 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-07-24 23:18:21 UTC
Tateyama, Japan
Earthquake near Tateyama
73.1 km
4.0
Moderate
2026-07-23 13:18:22 UTC
Hamamatsu, Japan
Earthquake near Hamamatsu
390.1 km
5.1
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-07-22 11:11:32 UTC
Iwaki, Japan
Earthquake near Iwaki
47.6 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-07-22 03:45:49 UTC
Abashiri, Japan
Earthquake near Abashiri
35.0 km
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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 | 556 |
| 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 |