Max magnitude
9.1
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
41422 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
2026-09-26 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
4.5
Moderate
2026-09-18 02:12:28 UTC
Fujisawa, Japan
Earthquake near Fujisawa
36.3 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-09-18 01:07:30 UTC
Miyazaki, Japan
Earthquake near Miyazaki
53.9 km
5.0
77.3 km
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
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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 | 601 |
| 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 |