Earthquakes by city Japan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Kainan today

Kainan, Japan: 242 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

48,369

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

242

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

6.9

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Tokyo

Coordinates 34.152, 135.214

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-05-02 09:28 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 6.9

Tanabe, Japan

1948-06-15 11:44 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Kainan today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Kainan reached magnitude 6.9 on 1948-06-15 11:44 UTC, near Tanabe.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Kainan today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Kainan?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-05-02 09:28 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Kainan?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Kainan reached magnitude 6.9 on 1948-06-15 11:44 UTC, near Tanabe.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Kainan

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

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

93.6 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 2 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-05-02 09:28	M 5.7	Kinokawa Japan	59.1 km
2026-03-25 11:31	M 4.2	Kobe Japan	10.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2026-03 1 events

2026-05 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1948 M 6.9 max · 1 earthquakes 1995 M 6.9 max · 27 earthquakes 1950 M 6.7 max · 2 earthquakes 1938 M 6.5 max · 1 earthquakes 1955 M 6.3 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 5.7	2
2025	M 4.2	1
2024	M 4.4	4
2023	M 5.0	4
2022	M 4.9	9
2021	M 5.2	8
2020	M 4.5	3
2019	M 5.2	5
2018	M 5.5	9
2017	M 4.4	2
2016	M 5.3	4
2015	M 4.7	3
2014	M 4.8	7
2013	M 5.8	11
2012	M 4.8	3
2011	M 5.0	12
2010	M 4.9	2
2008	M 4.3	3
2007	M 4.5	4
2006	M 5.5	5
2005	M 4.3	3
2004	M 4.6	6
2003	M 4.7	5
2002	M 4.5	4
2001	M 4.7	6
2000	M 5.5	10
1999	M 5.7	3
1998	M 5.8	4
1997	M 4.6	4
1996	M 4.4	3
1995	M 6.9	27
1994	M 4.9	8
1993	M 4.6	4
1991	M 5.1	1
1990	M 4.6	1
1989	M 5.1	5
1988	M 4.6	2
1987	M 5.1	3
1986	M 4.7	2
1985	M 5.7	9
1984	M 5.1	4
1983	M 4.8	2
1982	M 5.0	2
1980	M 4.1	1
1979	M 4.9	1
1978	M 4.8	3
1977	M 4.7	2
1975	M 4.4	1
1974	M 4.4	3
1973	M 5.7	2
1962	M 6.2	1
1955	M 6.3	1
1950	M 6.7	2
1948	M 6.9	1
1947	M 6.2	1
1940	M 6.1	1
1938	M 6.5	1
1936	M 6.0	1
1906	M 6.0	1