Earthquakes by city Japan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Kesennuma today

Kesennuma, Japan: 1808 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

61,147

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

1808

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

9.1

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Tokyo

Coordinates 38.901, 141.577

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-05-15 11:22 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 9.1

Ishinomaki, Japan

2011-03-11 05:46 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Kesennuma today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Kesennuma reached magnitude 9.1 on 2011-03-11 05:46 UTC, near Ishinomaki.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Kesennuma today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Kesennuma?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-05-15 11:22 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Kesennuma?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Kesennuma reached magnitude 9.1 on 2011-03-11 05:46 UTC, near Ishinomaki.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Kesennuma

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

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

50.8 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 25 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-05-15 11:22	M 6.6	Kesennuma Japan	62.9 km
2026-05-15 11:22	M 6.7	Ōfunato Japan	43.6 km
2026-04-12 13:00	M 4.6	Ishinomaki Japan	60.3 km
2026-04-04 10:36	M 5.0	Ishinomaki Japan	79.8 km
2026-04-04 03:16	M 4.3	Ishinomaki Japan	67.8 km
2026-04-02 00:52	M 5.0	Ishinomaki Japan	66.6 km
2026-03-30 19:05	M 4.4	Sendai Japan	66.6 km
2026-03-30 01:05	M 4.3	Ishinomaki Japan	62.5 km
2026-03-06 20:35	M 4.4	Ishinomaki Japan	56.3 km
2026-03-06 20:31	M 4.8	Ishinomaki Japan	54.6 km
2026-02-25 21:52	M 4.1	Ishinomaki Japan	48.3 km
2026-02-24 18:16	M 4.3	Miyako Japan	61.8 km
2026-02-24 04:27	M 4.0	Ishinomaki Japan	69.2 km
2026-02-08 00:20	M 4.2	Sendai Japan	59.3 km
2026-01-24 09:00	M 4.2	Ishinomaki Japan	85.9 km
2026-01-12 15:02	M 4.3	Ishinomaki Japan	49.5 km
2026-01-11 04:15	M 4.9	Morioka Japan	83.4 km
2026-01-06 18:56	M 4.4	Ōfunato Japan	65.1 km
2025-12-21 23:33	M 4.4	Miyako Japan	67.3 km
2025-12-16 02:45	M 4.5	Kesennuma Japan	94.3 km
2025-12-03 14:41	M 4.4	Ishinomaki Japan	57.6 km
2025-11-30 17:25	M 4.6	Sendai Japan	54.9 km
2025-11-25 03:17	M 4.2	Kesennuma Japan	68.1 km
2025-11-24 10:09	M 4.2	Kesennuma Japan	65.7 km
2025-11-18 02:05	M 4.5	Kesennuma Japan	42.8 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-11 4 events

2025-12 3 events

2026-01 4 events

2026-02 4 events

2026-03 4 events

2026-04 4 events

2026-05 2 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

2011 M 9.1 max · 436 earthquakes 1978 M 7.7 max · 26 earthquakes 1936 M 7.3 max · 1 earthquakes 2005 M 7.2 max · 29 earthquakes 1914 M 7.0 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 6.7	18
2025	M 5.6	49
2024	M 5.3	25
2023	M 5.5	34
2022	M 5.3	47
2021	M 7.0	43
2020	M 6.3	39
2019	M 4.9	49
2018	M 5.7	52
2017	M 5.2	40
2016	M 6.1	48
2015	M 6.8	84
2014	M 5.7	83
2013	M 5.9	60
2012	M 6.3	105
2011	M 9.1	436
2010	M 5.1	15
2009	M 5.6	9
2008	M 6.9	126
2007	M 6.1	21
2006	M 5.3	18
2005	M 7.2	29
2004	M 5.7	22
2003	M 7.0	58
2002	M 6.4	17
2001	M 6.5	8
2000	M 5.1	6
1999	M 5.7	5
1998	M 4.7	4
1997	M 5.4	6
1996	M 6.0	25
1995	M 5.4	5
1994	M 5.9	5
1993	M 5.8	15
1992	M 5.8	18
1991	M 5.0	7
1990	M 5.0	3
1989	M 5.1	9
1988	M 4.8	2
1987	M 5.8	7
1986	M 6.0	8
1985	M 5.1	8
1984	M 4.5	5
1983	M 5.3	9
1982	M 5.9	5
1981	M 5.1	5
1980	M 5.2	12
1979	M 5.2	8
1978	M 7.7	26
1977	M 5.5	3
1976	M 5.1	3
1975	M 5.3	6
1974	M 4.7	9
1973	M 6.1	11
1972	M 5.7	2
1971	M 6.1	2
1970	M 6.4	2
1969	M 5.5	2
1968	M 6.3	2
1967	M 6.7	2
1965	M 5.7	1
1962	M 6.1	1
1958	M 6.1	2
1956	M 5.8	1
1954	M 6.0	1
1953	M 6.2	1
1940	M 6.6	2
1939	M 5.7	1
1937	M 6.6	2
1936	M 7.3	1
1933	M 5.7	1
1932	M 5.8	1
1931	M 6.1	1
1927	M 6.4	3
1925	M 6.1	1
1922	M 6.2	1
1915	M 6.8	3
1914	M 7.0	1
1900	M 7.0	1