Earthquakes by city Japan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Jōetsu today

Jōetsu, Japan: 486 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

189,430

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

486

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.5

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Tokyo

Coordinates 37.148, 138.236

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-04-18 05:54 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.5

Toyama, Japan

2024-01-01 07:10 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Jōetsu today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Jōetsu.

3 M4.0+ event(s) have been observed in the last 30 days around Jōetsu.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Jōetsu reached magnitude 7.5 on 2024-01-01 07:10 UTC, near Toyama.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Jōetsu today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Jōetsu.

When was the last earthquake near Jōetsu?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-04-18 05:54 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Jōetsu?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Jōetsu reached magnitude 7.5 on 2024-01-01 07:10 UTC, near Toyama.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Jōetsu

The map centers on Jōetsu and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

41.4 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 6 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-04-18 05:54	M 4.9	Chikuma Japan	10.0 km
2026-04-18 04:20	M 4.9	Chikuma Japan	10.0 km
2026-04-12 23:54	M 4.4	Toyama Japan	10.0 km
2026-02-13 04:58	M 4.8	Niigata Japan	177.1 km
2026-01-12 20:09	M 4.4	Nanao Japan	11.2 km
2025-09-15 19:00	M 4.3	Nagaoka Japan	185.8 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-09 1 events

2026-01 1 events

2026-02 1 events

2026-04 3 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

2024 M 7.5 max · 91 earthquakes 2007 M 6.6 max · 14 earthquakes 2004 M 6.6 max · 87 earthquakes 1916 M 6.3 max · 1 earthquakes 1941 M 6.3 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.9	5
2025	M 4.8	7
2024	M 7.5	91
2023	M 6.2	16
2022	M 5.1	14
2021	M 4.9	6
2020	M 5.1	4
2019	M 4.6	2
2018	M 5.1	3
2017	M 5.1	4
2016	M 4.9	7
2015	M 4.8	6
2014	M 6.2	9
2013	M 5.8	5
2012	M 5.4	7
2011	M 6.2	25
2010	M 4.6	5
2009	M 4.6	1
2008	M 4.4	5
2007	M 6.6	14
2006	M 4.5	3
2005	M 4.9	18
2004	M 6.6	87
2003	M 5.1	4
2002	M 4.7	5
2001	M 5.3	5
2000	M 4.4	5
1998	M 5.1	8
1997	M 4.0	1
1996	M 4.7	5
1995	M 4.7	6
1994	M 4.8	3
1993	M 5.2	26
1992	M 4.5	1
1991	M 5.2	3
1990	M 5.3	17
1989	M 4.7	1
1988	M 4.7	1
1987	M 5.7	8
1986	M 5.6	4
1983	M 5.1	3
1982	M 4.5	1
1981	M 5.4	4
1979	M 4.7	2
1978	M 4.3	1
1977	M 5.0	1
1976	M 5.4	5
1975	M 4.9	1
1973	M 4.8	3
1971	M 5.7	2
1968	M 5.6	1
1967	M 5.7	2
1966	M 5.8	8
1964	M 6.0	1
1941	M 6.3	1
1934	M 5.7	1
1933	M 6.0	1
1916	M 6.3	1