Recent Earthquakes Near Japan
Japan has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 2 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 6 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 42 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 566 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in Japan:
Hirara, Okinawa, Japan
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2023-09-18 13:21:23 UTC
at 13:21
September 18, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 26.434, 125.303
180.2 km from
Hirara
(112.2 miles)
Depth: 183 km
Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
6.2 magnitude earthquake
2023-06-11 09:54:45 UTC
at 09:54
June 11, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 42.532, 141.917
28.2 km from
Tomakomai
(17.2 miles)
Depth: 123 km
Asahi, Chiba, Japan
6.1 magnitude earthquake
2023-05-26 10:03:24 UTC
at 10:03
May 26, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 35.518, 140.519
11.2 km from
Asahi
(7.2 miles)
Depth: 44 km
Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan
6.2 magnitude earthquake
2023-05-05 05:42:04 UTC
at 05:42
May 05, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.54, 137.305
62.2 km from
Nanao
(38.2 miles)
Near West Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Depth: 8 km
Misawa, Aomori, Japan
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2023-03-28 09:18:28 UTC
at 09:18
March 28, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 41.148, 142.805
129.2 km from
Misawa
(80.2 miles)
Depth: 34 km
Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2023-02-25 13:27:42 UTC
at 13:27
February 25, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 42.78, 145.074
66.2 km from
Kushiro
(41.2 miles)
Depth: 50 km
Toba, Mie, Japan
6.1 magnitude earthquake
2022-11-14 08:08:26 UTC
at 08:08
November 14, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 33.802, 137.254
84.2 km from
Toba
(52.2 miles)
Near S. Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Depth: 357 km
Taitung City, Taiwan, Taiwan
6.9 magnitude earthquake
2022-09-18 06:44:14 UTC
at 06:44
September 18, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 23.159, 121.316
45.2 km from
Taitung City
(28.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Taitung City, Taiwan, Taiwan
6.5 magnitude earthquake
2022-09-17 13:41:17 UTC
at 13:41
September 17, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 23.096, 121.406
36.2 km from
Taitung City
(22.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Katsuura, Chiba, Japan
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2022-05-22 15:17:31 UTC
at 15:17
May 22, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 33.228, 141.412
235.2 km from
Katsuura
(146.2 miles)
Depth: 12 km
Yonakuni, Okinawa, Japan
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2022-05-09 06:23:03 UTC
at 06:23
May 09, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 24.022, 122.501
70.2 km from
Yonakuni
(43.2 miles)
Depth: 27 km
Hualian, Taiwan, Taiwan
6.7 magnitude earthquake
2022-03-22 17:41:38 UTC
at 17:41
March 22, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 23.412, 121.562
70.2 km from
Hualian
(43.2 miles)
Depth: 24 km
Namie, Fukushima, Japan
7.3 magnitude earthquake
2022-03-16 14:36:33 UTC
at 14:36
March 16, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.702, 141.587
57.2 km from
Namie
(35.2 miles)
Depth: 63 km
Namie, Fukushima, Japan
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2022-03-16 14:34:26 UTC
at 14:34
March 16, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.689, 141.658
62.2 km from
Namie
(39.2 miles)
Depth: 48 km
Saiki, Oita, Japan
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2022-01-21 16:08:37 UTC
at 16:08
January 21, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 32.744, 132.043
24.2 km from
Saiki
(15.2 miles)
Depth: 39 km
Hualian, Taiwan, Taiwan
6.2 magnitude earthquake
2022-01-03 09:46:36 UTC
at 09:46
January 03, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 23.997, 122.235
64.2 km from
Hualian
(39.2 miles)
Depth: 28 km
Naze, Kagoshima, Japan
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2021-12-09 02:05:07 UTC
at 02:05
December 09, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 29.443, 129.379
119.2 km from
Naze
(74.2 miles)
Depth: 7 km
Hirara, Okinawa, Japan
6.6 magnitude earthquake
2021-11-10 15:45:13 UTC
at 15:45
November 10, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 23.593, 126.448
184.2 km from
Hirara
(114.2 miles)
Depth: 12 km
Yilan, Taiwan, Taiwan
6.2 magnitude earthquake
2021-10-24 05:11:34 UTC
at 05:11
October 24, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 24.571, 121.83
22.2 km from
Yilan
(13.2 miles)
Depth: 64 km
Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan
6.1 magnitude earthquake
2021-09-29 08:37:05 UTC
at 08:37
September 29, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.872, 135.464
241.2 km from
Nanao
(150.2 miles)
Depth: 367 km
Kuril’sk, Hokkaido, Japan
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2021-09-20 20:25:25 UTC
at 20:25
September 20, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 46.406, 152.411
375.2 km from
Kuril’sk
(233.2 miles)
Depth: 25 km
Namie, Fukushima, Japan
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2021-05-13 23:58:14 UTC
at 23:58
May 13, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.708, 141.778
71.2 km from
Namie
(44.2 miles)
Depth: 32 km
Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan
6.8 magnitude earthquake
2021-05-01 01:27:27 UTC
at 01:27
May 01, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.23, 141.665
38.2 km from
Ishinomaki
(23.2 miles)
Depth: 47 km
Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan
7.0 magnitude earthquake
2021-03-20 09:09:45 UTC
at 09:09
March 20, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.475, 141.607
27.2 km from
Ishinomaki
(17.2 miles)
Depth: 54 km
Namie, Fukushima, Japan
7.1 magnitude earthquake
2021-02-13 14:07:50 UTC
at 14:07
February 13, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 37.745, 141.749
90.2 km from
Namie
(56.2 miles)
Depth: 49 km
Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2020-12-20 17:23:22 UTC
at 17:23
December 20, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.866, 142.56
95.2 km from
Hachinohe
(59.2 miles)
Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Depth: 35 km
Yilan, Taiwan, Taiwan
6.1 magnitude earthquake
2020-12-10 13:19:58 UTC
at 13:19
December 10, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 24.763, 122.01
26.2 km from
Yilan
(16.2 miles)
Depth: 73 km
Sovetskaya Gavan’, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
6.4 magnitude earthquake
2020-11-30 22:54:34 UTC
at 22:54
November 30, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 48.252, 140.797
88.2 km from
Sovetskaya Gavan’
(54.2 miles)
Depth: 589 km
Ōfunato, Iwate, Japan
6.1 magnitude earthquake
2020-09-12 02:44:10 UTC
at 02:44
September 12, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.759, 142.247
58.2 km from
Ōfunato
(36.2 miles)
Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Depth: 32 km
Naze, Kagoshima, Japan
6.6 magnitude earthquake
2020-06-13 15:51:23 UTC
at 15:51
June 13, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 28.939, 128.262
131.2 km from
Naze
(81.2 miles)
Depth: 159 km
Places Near Japan
- Near S. Coast Of Honshu, Japan
- Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
- Eastern Honshu, Japan
- Near West Coast Of Honshu, Japan
- East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
- Izu Islands, Japan
- Near S. Coast Of Western Honshu
- Western Honshu, Japan
- Shikoku, Japan
- Southeast Of Shikoku, Japan
- Eastern East Sea
- Coast Of Hokkaido, Japan