Earthquakes in Japan
20,902 earthquakes (M4+) recorded in Japan between 2005-2025. Data from USGS.
Total Earthquakes
20,902
Significant (M6+)
222
Maximum Magnitude
9.1
Avg Magnitude
4.5
Significant Events by Year
2025
10
2024
5
2023
4
2022
6
2021
7
2020
4
2019
7
2018
2
2017
4
2016
10
2015
9
2014
7
2013
4
2012
10
2011
83
2010
7
2009
9
2008
10
2007
9
2006
3
2005
12
2004
18
2003
9
2002
4
2001
6
2000
12
1999
2
1998
6
1997
7
1996
8
1995
15
1994
9
1993
10
1992
13
1991
5
1990
9
1989
9
1988
4
1987
9
1986
7
1985
4
1984
4
1983
10
1982
7
1981
10
1980
4
1979
1
1978
7
1977
2
1976
2
1975
2
1974
10
1973
5
1972
8
1971
9
1970
9
1969
11
1968
41
1967
7
1966
9
1965
7
1964
12
1963
6
1962
13
1961
13
1960
11
1959
10
1958
9
1957
3
1956
11
1955
11
1954
7
1953
12
1952
27
1951
7
1950
9
1949
5
1948
18
1947
9
1946
4
1945
11
1944
9
1943
14
1942
6
1941
11
1940
10
1939
6
1938
38
1937
10
1936
5
1935
11
1934
5
1933
16
1932
6
1931
14
1930
3
1929
10
1928
9
1927
11
1926
12
1925
8
1924
12
1923
20
1922
10
1921
9
1920
2
1919
6
1918
3
1917
6
1916
9
1915
12
1914
5
1913
10
1912
4
1911
4
1910
2
1909
8
1908
1
1907
4
1906
8
1905
4
1904
2
1902
1
1901
4
1900
2
Significant Earthquakes (1123)
| Mag | Location | Depth | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.7 | 117 km NE of Kuji, Japan | 19.0 km | Dec 12, 2025 |
| 6.6 | 129 km S of Honchō, Japan | 19.0 km | Dec 8, 2025 |
| 6.0 | 127 km S of Honchō, Japan | 22.8 km | Dec 8, 2025 |
| 6.0 | 129 km E of Yamada, Japan | 11.0 km | Nov 10, 2025 |
| 6.4 | 117 km E of Yamada, Japan | 10.0 km | Nov 9, 2025 |
| 6.8 | 122 km E of Yamada, Japan | 18.0 km | Nov 9, 2025 |
| 6.0 | 82 km SE of Nemuro, Japan | 18.0 km | Jun 21, 2025 |
| 6.0 | 78 km S of Kushiro, Japan | 21.0 km | May 31, 2025 |
| 6.1 | 56 km ENE of Nishinoomote, Japan | 29.0 km | Apr 2, 2025 |
| 6.8 | 15 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan | 39.0 km | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 6.1 | 38 km WNW of Hakui, Japan | 8.0 km | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 6.1 | 156 km SSE of Koshima, Japan | 8.0 km | Nov 17, 2024 |
| 6.3 | 18 km W of Uwajima, Japan | 32.0 km | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 6.1 | 77 km E of Minami-Sōma, Japan | 29.0 km | Apr 4, 2024 |
| 6.2 | 8 km SW of Anamizu, Japan | 10.0 km | Jan 1, 2024 |
| 6.3 | 191 km N of Hirara, Japan | 176.0 km | Sep 18, 2023 |
| 6.2 | 20 km WSW of Biratori, Japan | 121.0 km | Jun 11, 2023 |
| 6.1 | 12 km SE of Narutō, Japan | 42.0 km | May 26, 2023 |
| 6.2 | 49 km NE of Anamizu, Japan | 10.0 km | May 5, 2023 |
| 6.1 | 85 km SSE of Toba, Japan | 346.0 km | Nov 14, 2022 |
| 6.0 | 235 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan | 12.0 km | May 22, 2022 |
| 6.2 | 70 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan | 21.0 km | May 9, 2022 |
| 7.3 | 57 km ENE of Namie, Japan | 41.0 km | Mar 16, 2022 |
| 6.0 | 62 km ENE of Namie, Japan | 57.2 km | Mar 16, 2022 |
| 6.3 | 27 km SSE of Saiki, Japan | 39.0 km | Jan 21, 2022 |
| 6.0 | 116 km N of Naze, Japan | 7.0 km | Dec 9, 2021 |
| 6.6 | 177 km SE of Hirara, Japan | 12.0 km | Nov 10, 2021 |
| 6.1 | 243 km NNW of Nanao, Japan | 364.0 km | Sep 29, 2021 |
| 6.0 | 76 km ENE of Namie, Japan | 32.0 km | May 13, 2021 |
| 6.9 | 30 km SSE of Onagawa Ch?, Japan | 43.0 km | May 1, 2021 |
| 7.0 | 30 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan | 43.0 km | Mar 20, 2021 |
| 7.1 | 73 km ENE of Namie, Japan | 44.0 km | Feb 13, 2021 |
| 6.3 | 100 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan | 35.0 km | Dec 20, 2020 |
| 6.1 | 58 km SE of ?funato, Japan | 34.0 km | Sep 12, 2020 |
| 6.6 | 130 km WNW of Naze, Japan | 165.0 km | Jun 13, 2020 |
| 6.3 | 31 km SE of ?funato, Japan | 38.0 km | Apr 19, 2020 |
| 6.3 | 61 km ENE of Namie, Japan | 38.0 km | Aug 4, 2019 |
| 6.3 | 138 km ESE of Shing?, Japan | 367.0 km | Jul 27, 2019 |
| 6.1 | 169 km NW of Naze, Japan | 251.0 km | Jul 13, 2019 |
| 6.4 | 31 km WSW of Tsuruoka, Japan | 12.0 km | Jun 18, 2019 |
| 6.2 | 43 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan | 22.0 km | May 9, 2019 |
| 6.0 | 143 km NE of Miyako, Japan | 18.0 km | Apr 11, 2019 |
| 6.3 | 16 km SSE of Nishinoomote, Japan | 35.0 km | Jan 8, 2019 |
| 6.6 | 27 km ESE of Chitose, Japan | 35.0 km | Sep 5, 2018 |
| 6.3 | 99 km ENE of Misawa, Japan | 31.0 km | Jan 24, 2018 |
| 6.2 | 259 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan | 9.0 km | Oct 6, 2017 |
| 6.1 | 282 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan | 11.0 km | Sep 20, 2017 |
| 6.0 | 176 km SSE of Naze, Japan | 12.0 km | Jul 26, 2017 |
| 6.0 | 110 km ESE of Hirara, Japan | 10.0 km | May 9, 2017 |
| 6.9 | 35 km ESE of Namie, Japan | 9.0 km | Nov 21, 2016 |
| 6.1 | 24 km ENE of Ishinomaki, Japan | 42.4 km | Nov 11, 2016 |
| 6.2 | 6 km S of Kurayoshi, Japan | 5.6 km | Oct 21, 2016 |
| 6.2 | 142 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan | 10.0 km | Sep 23, 2016 |
| 6.0 | 170 km ENE of Miyako, Japan | 10.0 km | Aug 20, 2016 |
| 7.0 | 6 km ESE of Kumamoto, Japan | 10.0 km | Apr 15, 2016 |
| 6.0 | 5 km ENE of Uto, Japan | 8.0 km | Apr 14, 2016 |
| 6.2 | 2 km SSE of Kumamoto, Japan | 9.0 km | Apr 14, 2016 |
| 6.7 | 52 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan | 46.0 km | Jan 14, 2016 |
| 6.2 | 74 km NW of Rumoi, Japan | 238.8 km | Jan 11, 2016 |
| 6.7 | 140 km WSW of Makurazaki, Japan | 12.0 km | Nov 13, 2015 |
| 6.1 | 74 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan | 42.0 km | Jun 8, 2015 |
| 6.8 | 32 km SE of ?funato, Japan | 35.0 km | May 12, 2015 |
| 6.1 | 72 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan | 29.0 km | Apr 20, 2015 |
| 6.0 | 69 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan | 29.0 km | Apr 20, 2015 |
| 6.4 | 75 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan | 29.0 km | Apr 20, 2015 |
| 6.0 | 133 km E of Miyako, Japan | 7.0 km | Feb 21, 2015 |
| 6.2 | 142 km E of Miyako, Japan | 10.0 km | Feb 20, 2015 |
| 6.7 | 83 km ENE of Miyako, Japan | 23.0 km | Feb 16, 2015 |
| 6.2 | 6 km SSE of Hakuba, Japan | 9.0 km | Nov 22, 2014 |
| 6.1 | 152 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan | 22.0 km | Oct 11, 2014 |
| 6.1 | 78 km E of Mutsu, Japan | 41.0 km | Aug 10, 2014 |
| 6.5 | 139 km ESE of Namie, Japan | 20.0 km | Jul 11, 2014 |
| 6.0 | 31 km ESE of It?, Japan | 153.0 km | May 4, 2014 |
| 6.3 | 32 km SSW of Hikari, Japan | 79.0 km | Mar 13, 2014 |
| 6.5 | 109 km NW of Nago, Japan | 119.0 km | Mar 2, 2014 |
| 7.1 | off the east coast of Honshu, Japan | 35.0 km | Oct 25, 2013 |
| 6.0 | 50 km NE of Namie, Japan | 39.0 km | May 18, 2013 |
| 6.0 | 104 km E of Yamada, Japan | 14.0 km | Apr 1, 2013 |
| 6.9 | 18 km SSW of Obihiro, Japan | 107.0 km | Feb 2, 2013 |
| 6.2 | 220 km SE of ?funato, Japan | 32.0 km | Dec 7, 2012 |
| 7.3 | 234 km SE of ?funato, Japan | 31.0 km | Dec 7, 2012 |
| 6.1 | 100 km E of Miyako, Japan | 15.0 km | Oct 1, 2012 |
| 6.3 | 19 km SSE of ?funato, Japan | 36.0 km | Jun 17, 2012 |
| 6.1 | 75 km ESE of ?hara, Japan | 15.0 km | Jun 5, 2012 |
| 6.3 | 105 km E of Miyako, Japan | 11.0 km | May 20, 2012 |
| 6.1 | 24 km NNE of Miyako, Japan | 15.0 km | Mar 27, 2012 |
| 6.0 | 5 km SE of Asahi, Japan | 10.0 km | Mar 14, 2012 |
| 6.1 | 245 km S of Kushiro, Japan | 10.0 km | Mar 14, 2012 |
| 6.9 | 236 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan | 12.0 km | Mar 14, 2012 |
| 6.2 | 53 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan | 38.0 km | Nov 24, 2011 |
| 6.1 | 35 km ESE of Namie, Japan | 34.0 km | Nov 23, 2011 |
| 6.9 | 238 km WNW of Naha, Japan | 224.9 km | Nov 8, 2011 |
| 6.1 | 16 km NE of Asahikawa, Japan | 187.0 km | Oct 21, 2011 |
| 6.7 | 99 km NE of Miyako, Japan | 30.0 km | Sep 16, 2011 |
| 6.1 | 68 km E of ?arai, Japan | 28.0 km | Sep 15, 2011 |
| 6.2 | 61 km ENE of Namie, Japan | 47.0 km | Aug 19, 2011 |
| 6.1 | 258 km ESE of Namie, Japan | 9.0 km | Aug 17, 2011 |
| 6.3 | 13 km SSE of Iwaki, Japan | 38.0 km | Jul 30, 2011 |
| 6.3 | 43 km NE of Namie, Japan | 40.0 km | Jul 24, 2011 |
| 6.3 | 21 km SSE of ?funato, Japan | 41.0 km | Jul 23, 2011 |
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