Earthquakes by city Japan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Morioka today

Morioka, Japan: 697 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

290,700

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

697

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.0

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Tokyo

Coordinates 39.700, 141.150

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

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

Strongest nearby event

M 7.0

Yokote, Japan

1914-03-14 20:00 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Morioka today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Morioka reached magnitude 7.0 on 1914-03-14 20:00 UTC, near Yokote.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Morioka today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Morioka?

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

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Morioka?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Morioka reached magnitude 7.0 on 1914-03-14 20:00 UTC, near Yokote.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Morioka

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

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

60.3 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 20 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-05-15 11:22	M 6.6	Kesennuma Japan	62.9 km
2026-04-11 09:10	M 4.3	Morioka Japan	79.4 km
2026-02-24 18:16	M 4.3	Miyako Japan	61.8 km
2026-01-26 00:20	M 4.5	Miyako Japan	67.5 km
2026-01-11 04:15	M 4.9	Morioka Japan	83.4 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
2025-12-31 14:50	M 4.3	Miyako Japan	65.3 km
2025-12-21 23:33	M 4.4	Miyako Japan	67.3 km
2025-11-13 23:05	M 4.2	Morioka Japan	96.2 km
2025-10-13 22:06	M 4.4	Miyako Japan	49.5 km
2025-10-04 14:15	M 4.4	Miyako Japan	56.2 km
2025-09-20 21:47	M 4.4	Kuji Japan	35.0 km
2025-08-30 09:26	M 4.7	Miyako Japan	72.5 km
2025-08-23 17:18	M 4.1	Ichinoseki Japan	66.3 km
2025-08-05 13:10	M 4.1	Morioka Japan	69.6 km
2025-07-21 22:00	M 4.3	Akita Japan	10.0 km
2025-07-04 07:56	M 4.2	Miyako Japan	65.9 km
2025-06-12 18:02	M 4.1	Kamaishi Japan	50.7 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 2 events

2025-08 3 events

2025-09 1 events

2025-10 2 events

2025-11 1 events

2025-12 2 events

2026-01 5 events

2026-02 1 events

2026-04 1 events

2026-05 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1914 M 7.0 max · 1 earthquakes 2008 M 6.9 max · 105 earthquakes 2011 M 6.7 max · 61 earthquakes 2026 M 6.6 max · 8 earthquakes 1987 M 6.6 max · 12 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 6.6	8
2025	M 4.7	24
2024	M 5.9	17
2023	M 4.9	19
2022	M 5.1	19
2021	M 5.7	18
2020	M 5.5	21
2019	M 4.9	13
2018	M 5.1	13
2017	M 5.2	10
2016	M 4.8	19
2015	M 5.5	25
2014	M 5.7	25
2013	M 5.3	16
2012	M 6.1	28
2011	M 6.7	61
2010	M 5.1	12
2009	M 4.4	5
2008	M 6.9	105
2007	M 4.9	12
2006	M 4.5	4
2005	M 4.8	18
2004	M 5.7	21
2003	M 4.8	24
2002	M 5.4	7
2001	M 6.5	6
2000	M 5.1	6
1999	M 4.8	4
1998	M 5.9	3
1997	M 5.6	7
1996	M 5.5	12
1995	M 5.1	7
1994	M 5.0	5
1993	M 5.4	4
1992	M 4.8	5
1991	M 5.0	7
1990	M 5.0	2
1989	M 4.8	3
1988	M 4.7	5
1987	M 6.6	12
1986	M 5.2	6
1985	M 6.4	6
1984	M 4.6	3
1983	M 4.9	6
1982	M 5.1	5
1981	M 4.9	1
1980	M 5.8	8
1979	M 4.9	4
1978	M 4.4	2
1977	M 4.8	2
1976	M 5.0	2
1975	M 5.3	2
1974	M 5.3	5
1973	M 5.1	3
1970	M 6.2	3
1969	M 5.4	1
1962	M 5.7	1
1955	M 5.8	1
1931	M 6.1	1
1927	M 5.6	1
1922	M 6.2	1
1914	M 7.0	1