Earthquakes by city Japan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Kitakata today

Kitakata, Japan: 369 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

46,269

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

369

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.6

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Tokyo

Coordinates 37.650, 139.867

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-05-05 19:35 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.6

Shibata, Japan

1964-06-16 04:01 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Kitakata today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Kitakata reached magnitude 7.6 on 1964-06-16 04:01 UTC, near Shibata.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Kitakata today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Kitakata?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-05-05 19:35 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Kitakata?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Kitakata reached magnitude 7.6 on 1964-06-16 04:01 UTC, near Shibata.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Kitakata

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

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

56.6 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 7 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-05-05 19:35	M 4.3	Kōriyama Japan	109.9 km
2026-02-13 04:58	M 4.8	Niigata Japan	177.1 km
2025-11-29 12:23	M 4.0	Kōriyama Japan	113.5 km
2025-09-15 19:00	M 4.3	Nagaoka Japan	185.8 km
2025-07-25 03:16	M 4.3	Iwaki Japan	63.6 km
2025-06-10 18:14	M 4.2	Aizu-Wakamatsu Japan	130.9 km
2025-05-13 01:37	M 4.8	Sukagawa Japan	98.5 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 1 events

2025-09 1 events

2025-11 1 events

2026-02 1 events

2026-05 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1964 M 7.6 max · 2 earthquakes 2011 M 6.6 max · 110 earthquakes 2004 M 6.1 max · 40 earthquakes 1933 M 6.0 max · 1 earthquakes 1956 M 5.9 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.8	2
2025	M 4.8	9
2024	M 4.5	1
2023	M 4.5	4
2022	M 5.3	4
2021	M 4.7	8
2020	M 4.5	4
2019	M 4.7	8
2018	M 4.5	5
2017	M 4.8	6
2016	M 4.7	4
2015	M 4.4	2
2014	M 5.2	9
2013	M 5.3	11
2012	M 4.7	11
2011	M 6.6	110
2010	M 5.5	9
2009	M 4.7	4
2008	M 4.3	6
2007	M 4.4	1
2006	M 4.9	3
2005	M 4.5	9
2004	M 6.1	40
2003	M 4.6	1
2001	M 4.7	5
2000	M 4.6	4
1999	M 4.5	6
1998	M 5.1	3
1997	M 4.3	1
1996	M 5.7	10
1995	M 5.4	10
1994	M 5.3	2
1993	M 5.0	4
1992	M 5.7	4
1991	M 4.1	1
1990	M 4.8	1
1989	M 4.7	2
1988	M 4.4	3
1987	M 4.8	4
1986	M 5.3	7
1985	M 5.4	3
1984	M 4.9	3
1983	M 4.5	3
1982	M 5.1	3
1981	M 4.9	2
1980	M 5.0	1
1979	M 5.1	3
1978	M 4.3	1
1976	M 4.9	2
1975	M 4.4	1
1974	M 5.3	1
1973	M 4.3	1
1969	M 5.7	1
1964	M 7.6	2
1956	M 5.9	1
1943	M 5.9	1
1933	M 6.0	1
1927	M 5.6	1