Latest today See all | Mag. 2.6 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Miyagi-ken, Japan - |
Strongest today | Mag. 4.3 78 km S of Ōyama - Japan - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 20, 10:59 am (GMT +9) | 2.6 53 km | 14 km (8.7 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 38 km northeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi-ken, Japan | Info | |
May 20, 10:29 am (GMT +9) | 2.8 11 km | 10 km west of Ishinomaki, Miyagi-ken, Japan I FELT IT | Info | ||
Sunday, May 19, 2024 GMT (14 quakes) | |||||
May 20, 08:32 am (GMT +9) | 3.2 25 km | 73 km (45 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 93 km east of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
May 20, 04:42 am (GMT +9) | 2.5 37 km | 41 km (25 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 63 km east of Ishinomaki, Miyagi-ken, Japan | Info | |
May 20, 02:24 am (GMT +9) | 3.0 160 km | 5 km (3.1 mi) to the SW | East China Sea, 45 km south of Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
May 20, 12:45 am (GMT +9) | 3.6 19 km | 118 km (73 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 200 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
May 20, 12:18 am (GMT +9) | 2.7 31 km | 49 km (30 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 62 km southeast of Ofunato, Iwate, Japan | Info | |
May 19, 11:59 pm (GMT +9) | 2.5 66 km | 16 km (9.9 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 30 km south of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan | Info | |
May 19, 07:45 pm (GMT +9) | 2.7 8.4 km | 2 km (1.2 mi) to the NW | Japan Sea, 19 km west of Anamizu, Ishikawa, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
May 19, 06:43 pm (GMT +9) | 2.5 86 km | 9 km (5.6 mi) to the W | Inland Sea, 47 km northeast of Ōita, Oita, Japan | Info | |
May 19, 06:43 pm (GMT +9) | 2.6 87 km | 15 km (9.3 mi) to the W | Japan Sea, Yamaguchi, 22 km northwest of Masuda, Shimane-ken, Japan | Info |
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Japan has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 5,200 quakes on average per year in Japan. Japan has had at least 10 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.
On average, Japan has about 2,600 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 1,000 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 179 quakes per year, Mag 6+: 10.5 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Japan occurred 1 hour and 24 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.6:
A light magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Miyagi-ken, Japan, in the morning of Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10.59 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 53 km (33 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 24 hours, Japan was shaken by 2 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 4 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 10 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Japan in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 4.3 and occurred 19 hours ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred in the Philippine Sea near the coast of Japan in the afternoon of Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 5.15 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a moderate depth of 267 km (166 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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