Max magnitude
9.1
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
41219 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
4.4
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
4.1
Moderate
2026-05-21 01:06:33 UTC
Hamamatsu, Japan
Earthquake near Hamamatsu
328.9 km
5.9
49.7 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-05-19 23:11:56 UTC
Toyama, Japan
Earthquake near Toyama
262.4 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-05-19 05:04:03 UTC
Miyakojima, Japan
Earthquake near Miyakojima
101.3 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-05-17 23:21:21 UTC
Ishigaki, Japan
Earthquake near Ishigaki
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-05-17 18:35:59 UTC
Kushiro, Japan
Earthquake near Kushiro
61.7 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-05-17 00:07:28 UTC
Miyako, Japan
Earthquake near Miyako
35.0 km
6.6
62.9 km
6.7
43.6 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-05-13 02:24:36 UTC
Kushiro, Japan
Earthquake near Kushiro
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-05-11 02:27:44 UTC
Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake near Hachinohe
51.6 km
5.0
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-05-10 03:03:39 UTC
Sendai, Japan
Earthquake near Sendai
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-05-09 01:26:56 UTC
Miyakojima, Japan
Earthquake near Miyakojima
35.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-05-08 17:10:18 UTC
Morioka, Japan
Earthquake near Morioka
35.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-05-08 03:36:10 UTC
Fujieda, Japan
Earthquake near Fujieda
27.9 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-05-07 23:31:16 UTC
Minami-Sōma, Japan
Earthquake near Minami-Sōma
65.2 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-05-07 06:39:18 UTC
Amami, Japan
Earthquake near Amami
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-05-05 19:35:07 UTC
Kōriyama, Japan
Earthquake near Kōriyama
109.9 km
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Cities with the most earthquakes in Japan
Kashima-shi
Population 66,950
3381 earthquakes
Kamisu
Population 95,454
3325 earthquakes
Hasaki
Population 58,431
3268 earthquakes
Hokota
Population 45,953
3260 earthquakes
Katsuta
Population 155,968
3150 earthquakes
Namegata
Population 32,185
3143 earthquakes
Hitachi-Naka
Population 156,581
3139 earthquakes
Katori-shi
Population 74,469
3098 earthquakes
Funaishikawa
Population 35,318
3097 earthquakes
Sawara
Population 47,199
3080 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 | 398 |
| 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 |