Earthquakes by city Japan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Nichinan today

Nichinan, Japan: 551 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

51,241

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

551

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

8.0

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Tokyo

Coordinates 31.600, 131.367

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

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

Strongest nearby event

M 8.0

Hyūga, Japan

1941-11-18 16:46 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Nichinan today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Nichinan reached magnitude 8.0 on 1941-11-18 16:46 UTC, near Hyūga.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Nichinan today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Nichinan?

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

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Nichinan?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Nichinan reached magnitude 8.0 on 1941-11-18 16:46 UTC, near Hyūga.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Nichinan

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

Average magnitude

4.7

Average depth

49.2 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 18 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
2026-02-25 17:17	M 4.9	Miyazaki Japan	10.0 km
2026-01-17 08:37	M 4.3	Kirishima Japan	10.0 km
2025-12-07 00:31	M 4.5	Miyazaki Japan	44.0 km
2025-12-06 08:15	M 4.3	Nichinan Japan	52.8 km
2025-11-06 19:25	M 4.5	Miyazaki Japan	42.3 km
2025-11-06 16:23	M 4.9	Hyūga Japan	47.5 km
2025-09-18 10:06	M 4.3	Miyazaki Japan	47.6 km
2025-08-27 12:50	M 4.4	Miyazaki Japan	44.0 km
2025-08-18 22:17	M 4.4	Miyazaki Japan	35.0 km
2025-08-16 21:13	M 5.5	Miyazaki Japan	30.0 km
2025-08-13 11:46	M 4.1	Miyazaki Japan	39.4 km
2025-08-13 09:52	M 4.4	Miyazaki Japan	31.4 km
2025-07-04 04:06	M 4.3	Nichinan Japan	54.0 km
2025-06-18 12:30	M 4.8	Miyazaki Japan	51.4 km
2025-05-02 01:44	M 4.4	Kanoya Japan	65.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-06 1 events

2025-07 1 events

2025-08 5 events

2025-09 1 events

2025-11 2 events

2025-12 2 events

2026-01 1 events

2026-02 1 events

2026-03 3 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1941 M 8.0 max · 2 earthquakes 1931 M 7.9 max · 2 earthquakes 1961 M 7.5 max · 3 earthquakes 1923 M 7.4 max · 1 earthquakes 1913 M 7.2 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 5.5	5
2025	M 6.8	35
2024	M 7.1	41
2023	M 5.5	10
2022	M 5.7	15
2021	M 5.4	7
2020	M 4.5	2
2019	M 6.2	22
2018	M 5.4	11
2017	M 5.7	20
2016	M 5.3	10
2015	M 5.2	15
2014	M 5.8	12
2013	M 5.2	7
2012	M 4.9	13
2011	M 4.9	6
2010	M 5.5	2
2009	M 5.8	4
2008	M 5.1	11
2007	M 4.9	14
2006	M 4.3	9
2005	M 5.7	9
2004	M 5.2	8
2003	M 4.5	6
2002	M 5.4	8
2001	M 5.0	15
2000	M 6.0	15
1999	M 5.1	6
1998	M 6.0	11
1997	M 6.1	13
1996	M 6.7	19
1995	M 4.8	6
1994	M 5.9	12
1993	M 5.6	9
1992	M 5.4	9
1991	M 4.6	3
1990	M 4.8	4
1989	M 5.0	4
1988	M 4.2	1
1987	M 6.7	10
1986	M 4.1	1
1985	M 5.2	9
1984	M 5.0	6
1983	M 5.1	7
1982	M 5.2	10
1981	M 5.5	7
1980	M 5.6	11
1979	M 4.8	1
1978	M 5.2	5
1977	M 5.1	3
1976	M 4.8	1
1974	M 5.6	6
1973	M 4.8	2
1972	M 6.0	4
1971	M 6.2	3
1970	M 7.0	2
1969	M 7.1	3
1968	M 6.1	6
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
1959	M 5.8	1
1948	M 6.9	1
1941	M 8.0	2
1937	M 6.3	1
1934	M 5.6	1
1933	M 6.2	1
1932	M 5.9	3
1931	M 7.9	2
1930	M 5.8	1
1929	M 6.9	1
1923	M 7.4	1
1914	M 6.8	1
1913	M 7.2	1