Max magnitude
9.1
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
41438 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
4.2
Moderate
2026-10-26 04:12:25 UTC
Hachinohe, Japan
Earthquake near Hachinohe
59.6 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-10-25 06:04:22 UTC
Sendai, Japan
Earthquake near Sendai
52.8 km
5.3
10.0 km
5.1
38.1 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-10-22 17:21:26 UTC
Nemuro, Japan
Earthquake near Nemuro
76.3 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-10-21 01:04:29 UTC
Chiba, Japan
Earthquake near Chiba
90.3 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-10-15 02:05:28 UTC
Iwaki, Japan
Earthquake near Iwaki
36.1 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-10-12 17:25:53 UTC
Miyako, Japan
Earthquake near Miyako
35.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-10-12 03:44:57 UTC
Kushiro, Japan
Earthquake near Kushiro
65.9 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-10-11 12:13:18 UTC
Miyakojima, Japan
Earthquake near Miyakojima
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-10-06 01:48:23 UTC
Tomakomai, Japan
Earthquake near Tomakomai
71.0 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-10-03 06:05:21 UTC
Amami, Japan
Earthquake near Amami
37.5 km
5.1
35.0 km
5.3
41.6 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-09-30 21:11:57 UTC
Naha, Japan
Earthquake near Naha
10.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-09-28 19:45:07 UTC
Saitama, Japan
Earthquake near Saitama
71.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-09-26 01:31:19 UTC
Kumamoto, Japan
Earthquake near Kumamoto
10.0 km
5.1
10.0 km
5.0
42.7 km
5.0
64.9 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-09-20 13:54:56 UTC
Hamamatsu, Japan
Earthquake near Hamamatsu
354.9 km
5.1
68.8 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-09-19 12:07:12 UTC
Nagasaki, Japan
Earthquake near Nagasaki
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-09-19 07:08:23 UTC
Kagoshima, Japan
Earthquake near Kagoshima
38.5 km
5.0
35.3 km
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Population 66,950
3400 earthquakes
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Population 95,454
3344 earthquakes
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Population 58,431
3283 earthquakes
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Population 45,953
3279 earthquakes
Katsuta
Population 155,968
3169 earthquakes
Namegata
Population 32,185
3163 earthquakes
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Population 156,581
3158 earthquakes
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Population 74,469
3119 earthquakes
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Population 35,318
3117 earthquakes
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Population 47,199
3101 earthquakes
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Map of recent earthquakes in Japan.
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31 earthquakes
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66 earthquakes
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87 earthquakes
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34 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 | 617 |
| 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 |