Max magnitude
7.9
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
9216 events tracked
Japan region seismic overview
Japan region earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Japan region, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.6
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
115.9 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Japan region earthquakes today
10 recent events
4.8
Moderate
2026-04-16 17:19:17 UTC
Volcano Islands, Japan region
Earthquake near Volcano Islands
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-04-10 02:24:28 UTC
Izu Islands, Japan region
Earthquake near Izu Islands
10.0 km
5.1
10.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-04-09 15:49:55 UTC
Volcano Islands, Japan region
Earthquake near Volcano Islands
22.1 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-04-08 13:33:39 UTC
Izu Islands, Japan region
Earthquake near Izu Islands
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-04-08 06:48:47 UTC
Bonin Islands, Japan region
Earthquake near Bonin Islands
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-04-06 21:21:13 UTC
Volcano Islands, Japan region
Earthquake near Volcano Islands
10.0 km
5.1
10.0 km
4.0
Moderate
2026-04-01 02:20:10 UTC
Izu Islands, Japan region
Earthquake near Izu Islands
468.7 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-03-28 08:58:41 UTC
Bonin Islands, Japan region
Earthquake near Bonin Islands
522.0 km
Activity rhythm
Japan region earthquake chart 2026
12-month view
Live geography
Japan region earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Japan region.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
April 2026
9 earthquakes
March 2026
22 earthquakes
February 2026
12 earthquakes
January 2026
22 earthquakes
December 2025
19 earthquakes
November 2025
10 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
105 years
| 1914 | 7.9 | 1 |
| 2015 | 7.8 | 341 |
| 2000 | 7.6 | 149 |
| 2007 | 7.5 | 209 |
| 1934 | 7.5 | 3 |
| 2010 | 7.4 | 726 |
| 1984 | 7.4 | 87 |
| 1968 | 7.3 | 3 |
| 1956 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 1955 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 1954 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 1945 | 7.2 | 4 |
| 1970 | 7.1 | 7 |
| 1998 | 7.1 | 136 |
| 1951 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 1913 | 7.1 | 5 |
| 1982 | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1978 | 6.8 | 72 |
| 1977 | 6.8 | 64 |
| 1905 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 1996 | 6.7 | 176 |
| 1992 | 6.7 | 142 |
| 1991 | 6.7 | 66 |
| 1988 | 6.7 | 72 |
| 1966 | 6.7 | 7 |
| 1939 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6.6 | 222 |
| 1962 | 6.6 | 3 |
| 1931 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6.5 | 300 |
| 2013 | 6.5 | 150 |
| 1990 | 6.5 | 82 |
| 1986 | 6.5 | 184 |
| 1985 | 6.5 | 357 |
| 1907 | 6.4 | 2 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 227 |
| 2011 | 6.4 | 493 |
| 2006 | 6.4 | 168 |
| 1987 | 6.4 | 65 |
| 1965 | 6.4 | 8 |
| 1942 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1938 | 6.4 | 3 |
| 1910 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6.3 | 460 |
| 2021 | 6.3 | 305 |
| 2018 | 6.3 | 233 |
| 2016 | 6.3 | 201 |
| 2005 | 6.3 | 190 |
| 2002 | 6.3 | 175 |
| 1989 | 6.3 | 68 |
| 1958 | 6.3 | 9 |
| 1936 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 1926 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 1933 | 6.2 | 3 |
| 1906 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1925 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 1929 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 6.2 | 268 |
| 2008 | 6.2 | 233 |
| 1997 | 6.2 | 169 |
| 1980 | 6.2 | 64 |
| 1941 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1964 | 6.2 | 3 |
| 1924 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1927 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 1960 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 6.1 | 65 |
| 2017 | 6.1 | 175 |
| 1999 | 6.1 | 106 |
| 1995 | 6.1 | 118 |
| 1979 | 6.1 | 79 |
| 1974 | 6.1 | 71 |
| 1928 | 6.1 | 3 |
| 1953 | 6.1 | 6 |
| 1940 | 6.1 | 3 |
| 1920 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 6.0 | 169 |
| 2003 | 6.0 | 178 |
| 2001 | 6.0 | 126 |
| 1973 | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1937 | 6.0 | 5 |
| 1961 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 1947 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 1946 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 1971 | 5.9 | 4 |
| 1963 | 5.9 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5.9 | 232 |
| 1983 | 5.9 | 54 |
| 1976 | 5.9 | 58 |
| 1975 | 5.9 | 52 |
| 1957 | 5.9 | 2 |
| 1969 | 5.9 | 3 |
| 1972 | 5.9 | 7 |
| 1994 | 5.8 | 79 |
| 1993 | 5.8 | 71 |
| 1981 | 5.8 | 45 |
| 1923 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 1952 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 2004 | 5.7 | 164 |
| 1932 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5.6 | 166 |
| 1917 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 1944 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 1967 | 5.6 | 2 |
| 2009 | 5.5 | 87 |