Earthquakes by city Japan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Kirishima today

Kirishima, Japan: 471 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

123,205

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

471

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.5

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Tokyo

Coordinates 31.741, 130.763

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-03-15 18:39 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.5

Miyazaki, Japan

1961-02-26 18:10 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Kirishima today

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

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around Kirishima.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Kirishima reached magnitude 7.5 on 1961-02-26 18:10 UTC, near Miyazaki.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Kirishima today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Kirishima?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-03-15 18:39 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Kirishima?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Kirishima reached magnitude 7.5 on 1961-02-26 18:10 UTC, near Miyazaki.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Kirishima

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

Average magnitude

4.7

Average depth

75.2 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 9 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-03-15 18:39	M 4.7	Nichinan Japan	49.1 km
2026-03-01 09:00	M 5.5	Ibusuki Japan	125.0 km
2026-03-01 00:35	M 4.4	Nichinan Japan	64.1 km
2026-01-17 08:37	M 4.3	Kirishima Japan	10.0 km
2025-12-06 08:15	M 4.3	Nichinan Japan	52.8 km
2025-08-12 08:36	M 4.5	Kaseda-shirakame Japan	169.7 km
2025-07-16 20:56	M 4.0	Minamisatsuma Japan	185.9 km
2025-07-04 04:06	M 4.3	Nichinan Japan	54.0 km
2025-05-02 01:44	M 4.4	Kanoya Japan	65.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 2 events

2025-08 1 events

2025-12 1 events

2026-01 1 events

2026-03 3 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1961 M 7.5 max · 3 earthquakes 1909 M 7.5 max · 1 earthquakes 1923 M 7.4 max · 1 earthquakes 2024 M 7.1 max · 37 earthquakes 1948 M 6.9 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 5.5	4
2025	M 6.8	21
2024	M 7.1	37
2023	M 5.3	10
2022	M 5.7	17
2021	M 5.4	11
2020	M 4.7	4
2019	M 5.1	14
2018	M 5.4	12
2017	M 5.3	11
2016	M 5.3	20
2015	M 5.2	11
2014	M 4.7	8
2013	M 5.2	10
2012	M 5.3	13
2011	M 4.9	7
2010	M 5.5	3
2009	M 6.2	7
2008	M 5.1	6
2007	M 4.9	9
2006	M 4.8	9
2005	M 5.7	7
2004	M 5.2	9
2003	M 4.6	12
2002	M 4.5	10
2001	M 5.0	15
2000	M 6.0	13
1999	M 5.1	8
1998	M 6.0	10
1997	M 6.1	18
1996	M 6.7	14
1995	M 4.8	7
1994	M 5.9	6
1993	M 5.1	5
1992	M 5.8	9
1991	M 4.6	4
1990	M 4.7	2
1989	M 5.0	3
1988	M 4.9	3
1987	M 5.8	3
1986	M 4.9	3
1985	M 5.7	4
1984	M 5.3	4
1983	M 5.1	4
1982	M 5.7	9
1981	M 5.5	2
1980	M 4.9	4
1979	M 4.8	1
1978	M 6.3	2
1977	M 5.1	2
1976	M 4.8	2
1974	M 5.6	2
1973	M 5.0	2
1971	M 6.2	3
1969	M 6.0	2
1968	M 6.1	5
1967	M 5.6	2
1965	M 5.8	1
1963	M 6.2	1
1962	M 5.9	1
1961	M 7.5	3
1948	M 6.9	1
1937	M 6.3	1
1934	M 5.6	1
1932	M 5.6	1
1931	M 5.6	2
1929	M 6.9	1
1923	M 7.4	1
1914	M 6.8	1
1909	M 7.5	1