Earthquakes by city Japan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Rifu today

Rifu, Japan: 1252 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

36,014

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

1252

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.7

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Tokyo

Coordinates 38.331, 140.977

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-05-07 23:31 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.7

Ishinomaki, Japan

1978-06-12 08:14 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Rifu today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Rifu reached magnitude 7.7 on 1978-06-12 08:14 UTC, near Ishinomaki.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Rifu today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Rifu?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-05-07 23:31 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Rifu?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Rifu reached magnitude 7.7 on 1978-06-12 08:14 UTC, near Ishinomaki.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Rifu

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

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

53.8 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 25 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-05-07 23:31	M 4.7	Minami-Sōma Japan	65.2 km
2026-05-05 19:35	M 4.3	Kōriyama Japan	109.9 km
2026-04-12 13:00	M 4.6	Ishinomaki Japan	60.3 km
2026-04-04 10:36	M 5.0	Ishinomaki Japan	79.8 km
2026-04-04 03:16	M 4.3	Ishinomaki Japan	67.8 km
2026-04-02 00:52	M 5.0	Ishinomaki Japan	66.6 km
2026-03-30 19:05	M 4.4	Sendai Japan	66.6 km
2026-03-30 01:05	M 4.3	Ishinomaki Japan	62.5 km
2026-03-10 06:28	M 4.5	Minami-Sōma Japan	70.8 km
2026-02-24 04:27	M 4.0	Ishinomaki Japan	69.2 km
2026-02-08 00:20	M 4.2	Sendai Japan	59.3 km
2026-01-24 09:00	M 4.2	Ishinomaki Japan	85.9 km
2026-01-12 15:02	M 4.3	Ishinomaki Japan	49.5 km
2025-12-16 02:45	M 4.5	Kesennuma Japan	94.3 km
2025-12-03 14:41	M 4.4	Ishinomaki Japan	57.6 km
2025-11-30 17:25	M 4.6	Sendai Japan	54.9 km
2025-11-25 03:17	M 4.2	Kesennuma Japan	68.1 km
2025-11-08 09:17	M 4.2	Ishinomaki Japan	70.6 km
2025-10-24 00:27	M 4.3	Sendai Japan	68.8 km
2025-10-15 08:50	M 4.4	Ishinomaki Japan	87.9 km
2025-10-07 00:30	M 5.1	Minami-Sōma Japan	57.8 km
2025-10-01 14:50	M 4.4	Kesennuma Japan	74.6 km
2025-09-15 04:34	M 4.4	Ishinomaki Japan	56.4 km
2025-09-10 16:49	M 4.3	Sendai Japan	84.8 km
2025-08-29 16:29	M 5.5	Ishinomaki Japan	51.7 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-08 1 events

2025-09 2 events

2025-10 4 events

2025-11 3 events

2025-12 2 events

2026-01 2 events

2026-02 2 events

2026-03 3 events

2026-04 4 events

2026-05 2 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1978 M 7.7 max · 19 earthquakes 2022 M 7.3 max · 74 earthquakes 2005 M 7.2 max · 22 earthquakes 2021 M 7.1 max · 62 earthquakes 2011 M 7.1 max · 211 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 5.0	13
2025	M 5.5	31
2024	M 4.5	24
2023	M 5.5	27
2022	M 7.3	74
2021	M 7.1	62
2020	M 5.1	15
2019	M 6.3	31
2018	M 5.7	40
2017	M 5.7	23
2016	M 6.1	36
2015	M 5.0	40
2014	M 5.2	41
2013	M 6.0	36
2012	M 6.3	61
2011	M 7.1	211
2010	M 6.5	13
2009	M 5.0	9
2008	M 6.9	119
2007	M 6.1	18
2006	M 4.8	11
2005	M 7.2	22
2004	M 5.7	21
2003	M 7.0	55
2002	M 5.4	9
2001	M 5.6	5
2000	M 5.3	9
1999	M 4.7	6
1998	M 5.2	7
1997	M 5.4	1
1996	M 6.0	22
1995	M 5.4	6
1994	M 5.2	4
1993	M 5.8	8
1992	M 5.7	7
1991	M 4.9	3
1990	M 4.8	3
1989	M 5.1	6
1988	M 4.7	2
1987	M 5.0	3
1986	M 5.2	7
1985	M 6.5	7
1984	M 5.4	7
1983	M 5.3	6
1982	M 5.1	10
1981	M 5.0	3
1980	M 5.1	8
1979	M 5.2	3
1978	M 7.7	19
1977	M 5.5	2
1976	M 5.1	4
1975	M 5.8	8
1974	M 5.6	10
1973	M 5.1	7
1972	M 5.7	2
1969	M 5.5	1
1967	M 5.5	1
1962	M 6.1	1
1958	M 5.6	1
1957	M 5.4	1
1956	M 5.9	1
1945	M 5.8	1
1937	M 6.6	1
1936	M 5.8	1
1934	M 6.0	1
1927	M 5.7	2
1920	M 6.3	1
1915	M 6.6	1
1900	M 7.0	1