Recent Earthquakes Near Japan
Japan has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 1 earthquake in the past 24 hours
- 5 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 41 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 569 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in Japan:
Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan
7.0 magnitude earthquake
1935-04-20 22:02:01 UTC
at 22:02
April 20, 1935 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 24.294, 120.675
16.2 km from
Taichung
(10.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Shikotan, Sakhalin, Russia
7.2 magnitude earthquake
1935-09-11 14:04:04 UTC
at 14:04
September 11, 1935 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 43.384, 146.613
46.2 km from
Shikotan
(29.2 miles)
Depth: 35 km
Taitung City, Taiwan, Taiwan
7.0 magnitude earthquake
1935-09-04 01:37:44 UTC
at 01:37
September 04, 1935 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 22.324, 121.299
50.2 km from
Taitung City
(31.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Kuril’sk, Hokkaido, Japan
7.8 magnitude earthquake
1918-11-08 04:38:09 UTC
at 04:38
November 08, 1918 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 44.893, 151.896
318.2 km from
Kuril’sk
(198.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Kuril’sk, Hokkaido, Japan
8.1 magnitude earthquake
1918-09-07 17:16:23 UTC
at 17:16
September 07, 1918 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 46.737, 150.653
272.2 km from
Kuril’sk
(169.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
7.2 magnitude earthquake
1919-05-03 00:52:03 UTC
at 00:52
May 03, 1919 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.783, 145.403
257.2 km from
Kushiro
(160.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Hualian, Taiwan, Taiwan
8.2 magnitude earthquake
1920-06-05 04:21:35 UTC
at 04:21
June 05, 1920 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 23.684, 121.986
50.2 km from
Hualian
(31.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
7.0 magnitude earthquake
1921-04-02 09:36:53 UTC
at 09:36
April 02, 1921 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 23.801, 124.829
91.2 km from
Ishigaki
(56.2 miles)
Southwestern Ryukyu Island, Japan
Depth: 15 km
Daxi, Taiwan, Taiwan
7.0 magnitude earthquake
1922-10-14 23:46:52 UTC
at 23:46
October 14, 1922 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 24.613, 121.325
30.2 km from
Daxi
(18.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Hualian, Taiwan, Taiwan
7.1 magnitude earthquake
1922-09-01 19:16:07 UTC
at 19:16
September 01, 1922 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 24.33, 121.842
45.2 km from
Hualian
(28.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan
7.0 magnitude earthquake
1923-07-13 11:13:41 UTC
at 11:13
July 13, 1923 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 30.967, 131.082
27.2 km from
Nishinoomote
(16.2 miles)
Depth: 35 km
Tateyama, Chiba, Japan
7.8 magnitude earthquake
1923-09-02 02:46:41 UTC
at 02:46
September 02, 1923 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 35.007, 139.926
5.2 km from
Tateyama
(3.2 miles)
Near S. Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Depth: 15 km
Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
8.1 magnitude earthquake
1923-09-01 02:58:35 UTC
at 02:58
September 01, 1923 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 35.413, 139.298
1.2 km from
Isehara
(1.2 miles)
Near S. Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Depth: 15 km
Hasaki, Chiba, Japan
7.0 magnitude earthquake
1924-08-14 18:02:41 UTC
at 18:02
August 14, 1924 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 36.135, 141.387
66.2 km from
Hasaki
(41.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Hengchun, Taiwan, Taiwan
7.0 magnitude earthquake
1925-04-16 19:52:41 UTC
at 19:52
April 16, 1925 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 21.788, 121.1
43.2 km from
Hengchun
(27.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Hasaki, Chiba, Japan
7.1 magnitude earthquake
1909-03-13 14:29:00 UTC
at 14:29
March 13, 1909 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 35.407, 142.29
136.2 km from
Hasaki
(85.2 miles)
Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Depth: 15 km
Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
8.1 magnitude earthquake
1910-04-12 00:22:24 UTC
at 00:22
April 12, 1910 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 25.911, 123.973
174.2 km from
Ishigaki
(108.2 miles)
Depth: 235 km
Naze, Kagoshima, Japan
7.9 magnitude earthquake
1911-06-15 14:25:53 UTC
at 14:25
June 15, 1911 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 29.049, 128.778
102.2 km from
Naze
(63.2 miles)
Depth: 100 km
Ōfunato, Iwate, Japan
7.0 magnitude earthquake
1915-11-01 07:23:53 UTC
at 07:23
November 01, 1915 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.594, 143.021
125.2 km from
Ōfunato
(77.2 miles)
Depth: 30 km
Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
7.3 magnitude earthquake
1915-02-28 18:59:12 UTC
at 18:59
February 28, 1915 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 23.359, 123.492
128.2 km from
Ishigaki
(79.2 miles)
Southwestern Ryukyu Island, Japan
Depth: 20 km
Severo-Kuril’sk, Sakhalin, Russia
7.8 magnitude earthquake
1915-05-01 05:00:10 UTC
at 05:00
May 01, 1915 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 48.361, 155.162
266.2 km from
Severo-Kuril’sk
(165.2 miles)
Depth: 30 km
Miyako, Iwate, Japan
7.5 magnitude earthquake
1901-08-09 18:33:00 UTC
at 18:33
August 09, 1901 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.0, 144.0
180.2 km from
Miyako
(112.2 miles)
Depth: 0 km
Ōyama, Shizuoka, Japan
7.4 magnitude earthquake
1906-01-21 13:49:33 UTC
at 13:49
January 21, 1906 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 34.167, 138.101
49.2 km from
Ōyama
(30.2 miles)
Near S. Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Depth: 300 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