Earthquakes by city Japan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Kita-Akita today

Kita-Akita, Japan: 223 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

31,504

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

223

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.2

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Tokyo

Coordinates 40.200, 140.394

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-02-17 02:30 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.2

Akita, Japan

1939-05-01 05:58 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Kita-Akita today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Kita-Akita.

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around Kita-Akita.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Kita-Akita reached magnitude 7.2 on 1939-05-01 05:58 UTC, near Akita.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Kita-Akita today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Kita-Akita.

When was the last earthquake near Kita-Akita?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-02-17 02:30 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Kita-Akita?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Kita-Akita reached magnitude 7.2 on 1939-05-01 05:58 UTC, near Akita.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Kita-Akita

The map centers on Kita-Akita and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

91.9 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 6 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-02-17 02:30	M 4.5	Hirosaki Japan	162.2 km
2026-01-09 11:35	M 4.5	Ōdate Japan	10.0 km
2026-01-09 11:24	M 4.4	Ōdate Japan	10.0 km
2026-01-09 09:56	M 4.6	Hanawa Japan	10.0 km
2025-08-14 03:48	M 4.3	Aomori Japan	84.2 km
2025-07-21 22:00	M 4.3	Akita Japan	10.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 1 events

2025-08 1 events

2026-01 3 events

2026-02 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1939 M 7.2 max · 3 earthquakes 1985 M 6.4 max · 1 earthquakes 1998 M 5.9 max · 3 earthquakes 1980 M 5.8 max · 4 earthquakes 1955 M 5.8 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.6	4
2025	M 4.4	5
2024	M 4.6	10
2023	M 5.1	8
2022	M 5.2	4
2021	M 4.8	6
2020	M 4.7	7
2019	M 4.4	2
2018	M 5.1	4
2017	M 4.9	6
2016	M 4.8	8
2015	M 5.5	5
2014	M 5.5	5
2013	M 4.6	4
2012	M 4.9	4
2011	M 5.0	11
2010	M 5.1	4
2009	M 5.3	5
2008	M 4.4	3
2007	M 4.6	6
2006	M 4.4	2
2005	M 4.8	4
2004	M 4.7	8
2003	M 4.5	1
2002	M 4.7	5
2001	M 4.6	2
2000	M 4.1	1
1998	M 5.9	3
1997	M 4.9	4
1996	M 4.7	1
1995	M 4.6	6
1994	M 5.0	4
1993	M 4.5	1
1992	M 4.6	2
1991	M 4.6	4
1990	M 4.5	2
1989	M 4.8	2
1988	M 4.9	5
1987	M 4.7	4
1986	M 5.0	9
1985	M 6.4	1
1984	M 5.0	3
1983	M 5.1	9
1982	M 5.1	6
1981	M 5.0	1
1980	M 5.8	4
1979	M 4.8	1
1978	M 4.1	1
1977	M 4.7	2
1975	M 5.3	2
1974	M 4.7	2
1973	M 5.6	4
1970	M 5.7	1
1955	M 5.8	1
1939	M 7.2	3
1927	M 5.6	1