Recent Earthquakes Near Japan
Japan has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 1 earthquake in the past 24 hours
- 11 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 96 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 711 earthquakes in the past 365 days
Mutsu, Aomori, Japan
4.8 magnitude earthquake
Today
2026-01-06 18:04:44 UTC
at 18:04
January 06, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 41.436, 142.072
73.2 km from
Mutsu
(45.2 miles)
Depth: 60 km
Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-06 03:34:06 UTC
at 03:34
January 06, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.513, 142.02
44.2 km from
Hachinohe
(27.2 miles)
Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Depth: 56 km
Yasugichō, Shimane, Japan
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-06 01:37:47 UTC
at 01:37
January 06, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 35.342, 133.11
14.2 km from
Yasugichō
(9.2 miles)
Depth: 23 km
Matsue, Shimane, Japan
4.7 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-06 01:28:47 UTC
at 01:28
January 06, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 35.336, 133.174
14.2 km from
Matsue
(9.2 miles)
Depth: 3 km
Yasugichō, Shimane, Japan
5.7 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-06 01:18:48 UTC
at 01:18
January 06, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 35.32, 133.076
14.2 km from
Yasugichō
(8.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Shikotan, Sakhalin, Russia
4.9 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-05 18:57:05 UTC
at 18:57
January 05, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 43.561, 148.07
111.2 km from
Shikotan
(69.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Yilan, Taiwan, Taiwan
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-03 19:52:50 UTC
at 19:52
January 03, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 24.714, 121.794
6.2 km from
Yilan
(3.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-01 15:56:11 UTC
at 15:56
January 01, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 43.916, 142.235
19.2 km from
Asahikawa
(11.2 miles)
Depth: 190 km
Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan
4.9 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-31 16:30:24 UTC
at 16:30
December 31, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.984, 143.005
138.2 km from
Hachinohe
(85.2 miles)
Depth: 64 km
Miyako, Iwate, Japan
4.4 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-31 14:50:04 UTC
at 14:50
December 31, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 39.799, 141.865
18.2 km from
Miyako
(11.2 miles)
Depth: 58 km
Miyako, Iwate, Japan
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-31 14:26:56 UTC
at 14:26
December 31, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.112, 142.889
96.2 km from
Miyako
(59.2 miles)
Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Depth: 19 km
Kuril’sk, Hokkaido, Japan
4.4 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-31 00:27:38 UTC
at 00:27
December 31, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 45.23, 150.137
177.2 km from
Kuril’sk
(110.2 miles)
Depth: 50 km
Yamada, Iwate, Japan
4.8 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-30 23:51:37 UTC
at 23:51
December 30, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 39.508, 142.617
57.2 km from
Yamada
(35.2 miles)
Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Depth: 35 km
Miyako, Iwate, Japan
4.8 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-30 22:19:47 UTC
at 22:19
December 30, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 39.654, 143.26
117.2 km from
Miyako
(72.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Naze, Kagoshima, Japan
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-30 08:12:24 UTC
at 08:12
December 30, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 27.547, 128.745
116.2 km from
Naze
(72.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Shikotan, Sakhalin, Russia
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-29 22:47:21 UTC
at 22:47
December 29, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 43.655, 147.563
69.2 km from
Shikotan
(43.2 miles)
Depth: 35 km
Yilan, Taiwan, Taiwan
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-27 16:45:42 UTC
at 16:45
December 27, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 24.597, 122.061
35.2 km from
Yilan
(22.2 miles)
Depth: 62 km
Yilan, Taiwan, Taiwan
6.6 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-27 15:05:56 UTC
at 15:05
December 27, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 24.657, 122.041
31.2 km from
Yilan
(19.2 miles)
Depth: 67 km
Obama, Fukui, Japan
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-26 21:09:36 UTC
at 21:09
December 26, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 35.396, 135.656
13.2 km from
Obama
(8.2 miles)
Depth: 357 km
Mutsu, Aomori, Japan
4.6 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-25 16:25:52 UTC
at 16:25
December 25, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 41.315, 142.345
94.2 km from
Mutsu
(58.2 miles)
Depth: 65 km
Mutsu, Aomori, Japan
5.6 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-25 16:17:42 UTC
at 16:17
December 25, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 41.222, 142.418
100.2 km from
Mutsu
(62.2 miles)
Depth: 61 km
Kuril’sk, Hokkaido, Japan
4.8 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-25 13:17:02 UTC
at 13:17
December 25, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 44.302, 148.947
133.2 km from
Kuril’sk
(82.2 miles)
Depth: 52 km
Shikotan, Sakhalin, Russia
4.9 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-24 23:00:09 UTC
at 23:00
December 24, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 43.617, 148.03
107.2 km from
Shikotan
(66.2 miles)
Depth: 32 km
Taitung City, Taiwan, Taiwan
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-24 09:47:06 UTC
at 09:47
December 24, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 22.851, 121.207
12.2 km from
Taitung City
(7.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Ōyama, Shizuoka, Japan
5.2 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-23 09:44:21 UTC
at 09:44
December 23, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 33.149, 137.936
163.2 km from
Ōyama
(101.2 miles)
Near S. Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Depth: 336 km
Hualian, Taiwan, Taiwan
4.9 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-23 07:46:09 UTC
at 07:46
December 23, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 23.747, 121.651
25.2 km from
Hualian
(16.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Hirara, Okinawa, Japan
4.9 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-22 12:38:09 UTC
at 12:38
December 22, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 25.992, 126.097
154.2 km from
Hirara
(95.2 miles)
Depth: 92 km
Miyako, Iwate, Japan
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-21 23:33:05 UTC
at 23:33
December 21, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 39.851, 141.809
25.2 km from
Miyako
(15.2 miles)
Depth: 63 km
Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido, Japan
4.3 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-21 19:32:37 UTC
at 19:32
December 21, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 41.154, 143.103
144.2 km from
Shizunai-furukawachō
(89.2 miles)
Depth: 47 km
Hualian, Taiwan, Taiwan
4.4 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-21 10:00:41 UTC
at 10:00
December 21, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 23.771, 122.47
91.2 km from
Hualian
(56.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km