Earthquakes by city Japan 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Sendai today

Sendai, Japan: 274 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

92,403

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

274

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.5

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Tokyo

Coordinates 31.817, 130.300

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-08-05 22:59 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.5

Honmachi, Japan

1909-11-10 06:13 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Sendai today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Sendai reached magnitude 7.5 on 1909-11-10 06:13 UTC, near Honmachi.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Sendai today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Sendai?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-08-05 22:59 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Sendai?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Sendai reached magnitude 7.5 on 1909-11-10 06:13 UTC, near Honmachi.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Sendai

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

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

97.5 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 15 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-08-05 22:59	M 4.9	Honmachi Japan	10.0 km
2026-07-29 20:16	M 4.8	Honmachi Japan	11.7 km
2026-07-29 14:02	M 4.6	Honmachi Japan	10.0 km
2026-07-29 13:19	M 5.4	Honmachi Japan	10.0 km
2026-07-28 14:01	M 4.8	Honmachi Japan	2.3 km
2026-07-28 10:09	M 4.4	Honmachi Japan	10.0 km
2026-07-28 10:03	M 4.4	Honmachi Japan	10.0 km
2026-07-28 08:18	M 4.9	Honmachi Japan	10.0 km
2026-07-28 08:08	M 5.6	Honmachi Japan	10.0 km
2026-05-24 00:18	M 4.3	Ibusuki Japan	136.3 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
2026-01-17 08:37	M 4.3	Kirishima Japan	10.0 km
2026-01-10 23:17	M 4.1	Minamisatsuma Japan	154.4 km
2025-08-12 08:36	M 4.5	Kaseda-shirakame Japan	169.7 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2026-01 2 events

2026-03 2 events

2026-05 1 events

2026-07 8 events

2026-08 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1909 M 7.5 max · 1 earthquakes 1914 M 6.8 max · 1 earthquakes 1996 M 6.7 max · 1 earthquakes 1922 M 6.3 max · 1 earthquakes 1978 M 6.3 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 5.6	14
2025	M 4.8	7
2024	M 5.4	9
2023	M 5.3	5
2022	M 4.8	11
2021	M 4.9	7
2020	M 4.7	3
2019	M 4.6	8
2018	M 4.5	7
2017	M 5.3	9
2016	M 5.3	22
2015	M 4.7	7
2014	M 4.7	6
2013	M 4.7	5
2012	M 5.3	4
2011	M 4.9	5
2010	M 4.0	1
2009	M 6.2	7
2008	M 4.4	6
2007	M 4.4	4
2006	M 4.8	4
2005	M 6.1	5
2004	M 5.1	8
2003	M 4.6	10
2002	M 4.5	6
2001	M 4.6	3
2000	M 4.8	4
1999	M 4.7	4
1998	M 4.5	4
1997	M 6.1	16
1996	M 6.7	1
1995	M 4.8	4
1994	M 5.4	4
1993	M 5.1	2
1992	M 5.8	6
1991	M 4.6	3
1990	M 4.7	2
1989	M 4.8	2
1988	M 4.9	3
1987	M 5.8	2
1986	M 4.9	2
1985	M 4.6	2
1984	M 5.3	4
1983	M 4.9	2
1982	M 5.7	3
1981	M 5.0	1
1980	M 4.5	3
1979	M 4.8	1
1978	M 6.3	1
1976	M 4.6	1
1974	M 4.3	1
1973	M 5.0	2
1968	M 6.1	4
1967	M 5.6	1
1958	M 5.7	1
1931	M 5.6	2
1922	M 6.3	1
1914	M 6.8	1
1909	M 7.5	1