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Major magnitude 7.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 89 km southeast of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan, on Wednesday, Mar 16, 2022 at 11:36 pm (GMT +9) -

Major magnitude 7.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 89 km southeast of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan, on Wednesday, Mar 16, 2022 at 11:36 pm (GMT +9) Major magnitude 7.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 89 km southeast of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan, on Wednesday, Mar 16, 2022 at 11:36 pm (GMT +9)

Major magnitude 7.3 earthquake at 63 km depth

16 Mar 14:42 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 6 minutes.
16 Mar 14:46: Now using data updates from GFZ
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16 Mar 14:56: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.0 to 63.1 km (from 21 to 39 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.9 km (6.2 mi) towards W.
Update Wed, 16 Mar 2022, 14:54

Very strong magnitude 7.3 earthquake 96 km southeast of Sendai, Japan

7.3 quake 16 Mar 11:36 pm (GMT +9)
7.3 quake 16 Mar 11:36 pm (GMT +9)
Japan was shaken near Sendai, Sendai Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, by an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 only 18 minutes ago, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 33 km beneath the epicenter near Sendai, Sendai Shi, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan, late at night on Wednesday, March 16th, 2022, at 11:36 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito (IGEPN) which listed the quake at magnitude 7.5. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 7.4, Geoscience Australia (GeoAu) at magnitude 7.3, France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 7.0, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 7.4, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 7.2.
Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been felt by everybody in the area of the epicenter. In those areas, dangerous ground shaking occurred with the potential to inflict moderate to heavy damage to buildings and other infrastructure.
Towns or cities where the quake likely caused strong ground shaking include
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Watari (pop. 36,300) located 83 km from the epicenter, Iwanuma (pop. 42,400) 86 km away, Kakuda (pop. 33,200) 87 km away, Ishinomaki (pop. 117,200) 87 km away, Schiogama (pop. 59,500) 90 km away, Rifu (pop. 35,000) 95 km away, and Sendai (pop. 1,063,100) 96 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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Earthquake details

Date & timeMar 16, 2022 14:36:33 UTC -
Local time at epicenterWednesday, Mar 16, 2022 at 11:36 pm (GMT +9)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude7.3
Depth63.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude37.7015°N / 141.587°E (North Pacific Ocean, Japan)
Antipode37.702°S / 38.413°W
Shaking intensityModerate shaking
Felt101 reports
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcanoZao (112 km / 70 mi)
Nearby towns and cities57 km (36 mi) ENE of Namie (Futaba-gun) (pop: 21,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
75 km (46 mi) ESE of Watari (pop: 36,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
78 km (48 mi) SE of Iwanuma (pop: 42,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
83 km (52 mi) SSE of Ishinomaki (pop: 117,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
84 km (52 mi) SE of Schiogama (pop: 59,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
89 km (55 mi) SE of Sendai (pop: 1,063,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
95 km (59 mi) NE of Iwaki (pop: 357,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
99 km (61 mi) E of Fukushima (pop: 294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
263 km (164 mi) NE of Saitama (pop: 1,193,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
280 km (174 mi) NE of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
68 km (42 mi) SSE of Tashiro Jima Island (pop: 100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
371 km (231 mi) ENE of Honshu Island (pop: 104,000,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 9.3°C (49 F), humidity: 86%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from NW
Estimated seismic energy released5.6 x 1015 joules (1562 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.3 x 106 tons of TNT or 84 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Mag.DepthLocationSource
7.363 km57 Km ENE of Namie, JapanUSGS
7.349 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPANEMSC
7.363 kmNear East Coast of Honshu, JapanRaspberryShake
7.074 kmJapan: Near SendaiRENASS
7.364 kmNear East Coast of Honshu, JapanGeoAu
7.350 km66 Km ENE of Namie, JapanGFZ
7.510 kmNear East Coast of Honshu, Japan, A 51.48 Km De Minami-SomaIGEPN
7.482 kmNear East Coast of Eastern Honshu, Japan [Sea: Japan]INGV

Seismograms

Seismic station: Tucson, Arizona (TUC/IU network) | Distance from quake: 9213 km / 5725 mi | Show on map | Station Info
Seismic station Tucson, Arizona: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)
Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool
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User reports for this quake (109)

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setagaya-ku (289 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / complex motion difficult to describe / 1-2 minutes : Small shaking for 10-15 seconds. break for about 1 minute. more shaking which increased in intensity for more than 1 minute, accompanied by a long moaning sound. Seemed to shift in direction & intensity a few times. | 18 users found this interesting.  
Sendai, Miyagi (82 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 30-60 s : Heavy shaking, very scary. Apartment a mess | 14 users found this interesting.  
Tokyo (295.3 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 30-60 s : was shaking all of a sudden in Tokyo (Setagaya), very strong. Coupe of things fell, was moving sideway and up and down. very noisy. The strongest I felt in 2 years in Tokyo. | 10 users found this interesting.  
Hachinohe / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) / 10-15 s : I am in hachinohe port in vessel TOLMI. Also we felt the earthquake very very much, even if we at are at sea. | 9 users found this interesting.  
Chōfu, Tokyo (297.9 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 15-20 s : In bed sleeping, room started shaking and lasted long enough for me to get out of bed and seek safety | 7 users found this interesting.  
Yamato, Kanagawa / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 30-60 s : I was woken up by horizontal movement and jingling of hanging keys. The cats, one of which was sleeping on my bed, did not wake up. | 7 users found this interesting.  
Yokosuka, Kanagawa (319.3 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / several minutes : Woke me up from my sleep, come to find out my apartment building shaking and hearing the floors and walls creak | 6 users found this interesting.  
Misawa, Japan / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / vibration and rolling / 30-60 s : Lasted very long. Shaking and rolling. | 6 users found this interesting.  
Yokosuka (317.3 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Almost made me consider to run. My dear cat steal not out for fear... | 5 users found this interesting. (reported through our app)  
Tokyo / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 30-60 s : Started slowly, then stopped, then very strong shaking. Household items fell down | 5 users found this interesting.  
Saitama-ken Kawaguchi-shi / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 30-60 s : Horrible and terrifying feeling,i thought that everything will crash.Many people like never before got outside the houses | 3 users found this interesting.  
Yokosuka City (320 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 1-2 minutes : I was in the bathtub. Water almost sloshed out of the tub because of the intense shaking. At least one minute or more. Gradual & consistent shaking - increased in severity, vibrating, swinging, rolling. Woke up child on second floor. Pretty scary! | 2 users found this interesting.  
Zushi, Kanagawa (314.2 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / several minutes : The first 2 min it was little shake, after that morrintense. More than 5min | 3 users found this interesting. (reported through our app)  
Minamirinkan, Yamato-shi, Kanagawa (315.1 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : I was about to sleep then I noticed a very weak shaking after a minute it got stronger and stronger | 3 users found this interesting.  
Niigata Japan / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / several minutes : The street light outside was shaking back and forth and I felt dizzy the whole time. | 3 users found this interesting.  
Misawa AB (332.1 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 minutes : Light to Moderate shaking. Kitchen cabinets opened. | 2 users found this interesting.  
Misawa' Aomari (333.3 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / rattling, vibrating / 10-15 s : Entire 3 story building shook for 10 seconds. | 2 users found this interesting.  
Kamakura (324.4 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 1-2 minutes : Sleeping upstairs in a bed. Woke up to a low rumbling sound and shaking. | 2 users found this interesting.  
Yokohama (301.4 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : My room hugging my dog | 2 users found this interesting.  
Yokosuka, Kanagawa (318.2 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Sleeping woke me up | 2 users found this interesting.  
Yokosuka, japan (318.9 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / several minutes : Woke me up from a dead sleep. | 2 users found this interesting.  
37 km of Shimo-furano, Furano-shi, Hokkaido (602.8 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Lying in bed and everything started shaking pretty visibly. | 2 users found this interesting.  
Namie / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : I was playing a game on the computer when all of a sudden the monitor fell off the desk, fell on my dog, made me trip over a Hoover, now I have no monitor, a vet bill and nothing to clean it all up with! | One user found this interesting.  
Misawa, Aomori (328.7 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / several minutes : It started fairly weak, but the shaking soon intensified. It knocked some items over and felt like it wouldn't end. Strongest shaking I have felt so far since coming to Japan.  
Isehara shi kanagawa ken / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / rattling, vibrating / 30-60 s : Nervous | 2 users found this interesting.  
Miura, Kanagawa (327.8 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 30-60 s : that was intense! | One user found this interesting.  
oimachi (285.9 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : lots of shaking | One user found this interesting.  
Nagoya, Chikusa-ku (500.7 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 5-10 s : I didn't feel shaking of ground or so, but I felt dizziness. | One user found this interesting.  
Sapporo Japan (595.4 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s : Shaking of walls but very weak | One user found this interesting.  
Ichihasama / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 1-2 minutes : Things falling from shelves, bed shaking | 2 users found this interesting.  
Tokyo (281.4 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s (reported through our app)
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, 200 largest out of 4596 total

Date and timeMag
Depth
LocationDetails
Mar 16, 2022 15:52
1 year 2 weeks ago - felt
5.5

67 km
North Pacific Ocean, 96 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Apr 4, 2022 10:29
52 weeks ago
5.4

30 km
North Pacific Ocean, 75 km NE of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
May 22, 2022 03:24
45 weeks ago - felt
5.4

10 km
North Pacific Ocean, 53 km SE of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Aug 4, 2022 00:48
34 weeks ago - felt
5.4

44 km
North Pacific Ocean, 94 km S of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Apr 18, 2022 23:15
50 weeks ago - felt
5.3

94 km
47 km W of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Jul 5, 2022 20:10
39 weeks ago - felt
5.3

60 km
North Pacific Ocean, 71 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 18, 2022 15:57
1 year 2 weeks ago
5.2

60 km
North Pacific Ocean, 98 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 25, 2022 03:08
1 year 1 weeks ago
5.2

47 km
North Pacific Ocean, 79 km E of Fukushima, JapanMore
Oct 19, 2022 05:54
23 weeks ago
5.2

16 km
North Pacific Ocean, 190 km E of Morioka, Iwate, JapanMore
Apr 4, 2022 13:29
52 weeks ago - felt
5.1

64 km
14 km N of Chiba, JapanMore
May 29, 2022 06:55
44 weeks ago - felt
5.1

43 km
North Pacific Ocean, 48 km E of Mito, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Aug 18, 2022 05:46
32 weeks ago - felt
5.1

47 km
North Pacific Ocean, 88 km NE of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Mar 16, 2022 14:45
1 year 2 weeks ago - felt
5.0

55 km
North Pacific Ocean, 95 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Apr 10, 2022 09:43
51 weeks ago
5.0

35 km
North Pacific Ocean, 99 km E of Mito, Ibaraki, JapanMore
May 5, 2022 09:42
47 weeks ago - felt
5.0

51 km
Ibaraki, 31 km NE of Saitama, JapanMore
Aug 6, 2022 12:23
34 weeks ago - felt
5.0

20 km
North Pacific Ocean, 63 km E of Mito, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Nov 9, 2022 08:40
20 weeks ago - felt
5.0

56 km
6.7 km SW of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Nov 30, 2022 03:45
17 weeks ago
5.0

48 km
North Pacific Ocean, 77 km E of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Jan 20, 2023 05:48
10 weeks ago - felt
5.0

49 km
North Pacific Ocean, 36 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, JapanMore
Jun 12, 2022 12:45
42 weeks ago - felt
4.9

49 km
North Pacific Ocean, 97 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jun 17, 2022 14:35
41 weeks ago - felt
4.9

55 km
North Pacific Ocean, 94 km NE of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Jun 27, 2022 20:03
40 weeks ago
4.9

46 km
North Pacific Ocean, 76 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jul 21, 2022 09:44
36 weeks ago
4.9

40 km
North Pacific Ocean, 90 km NE of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Aug 18, 2022 04:06
32 weeks ago - felt
4.9

35 km
North Pacific Ocean, 47 km SE of Hasaki, Chōshi-shi, Chiba, JapanMore
Oct 21, 2022 06:19
23 weeks ago - felt
4.9

42 km
North Pacific Ocean, 30 km E of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, JapanMore
Nov 3, 2022 10:04
21 weeks ago - felt
4.9

65 km
5.1 km E of Chiba, JapanMore
Mar 26, 2023 15:04
6 days ago - felt
4.9

68 km
North Pacific Ocean, 35 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Apr 4, 2022 13:29
52 weeks ago - felt
4.8

52 km
Chiba, 34 km E of Tokyo, JapanMore
Apr 5, 2022 15:03
52 weeks ago - felt
4.8

55 km
North Pacific Ocean, 84 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Sep 18, 2022 02:09
28 weeks ago - felt
4.8

47 km
North Pacific Ocean, 20 km SE of Kashima-shi, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Oct 5, 2022 19:04
25 weeks ago - felt
4.8

65 km
North Pacific Ocean, 43 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, JapanMore
Nov 3, 2022 11:16
21 weeks ago - felt
4.8

67 km
4.5 km SE of Chiba, JapanMore
Nov 23, 2022 19:34
18 weeks ago - felt
4.8

60 km
4.2 km E of Нарита, Narita, Chiba, JapanMore
Dec 11, 2022 09:46
16 weeks ago - felt
4.8

28 km
North Pacific Ocean, 72 km E of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Jan 25, 2023 01:00
9 weeks ago - felt
4.8

46 km
North Pacific Ocean, 93 km NE of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Mar 17, 2022 10:43
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.7

56 km
North Pacific Ocean, 95 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 25, 2022 15:20
1 year 1 weeks ago
4.7

52 km
North Pacific Ocean, 85 km E of Fukushima, JapanMore
Apr 10, 2022 08:30
51 weeks ago
4.7

40 km
North Pacific Ocean, 95 km E of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
May 27, 2022 08:59
44 weeks ago - felt
4.7

65 km
North Pacific Ocean, 91 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jun 8, 2022 17:26
42 weeks ago
4.7

57 km
North Pacific Ocean, 56 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jul 9, 2022 01:12
38 weeks ago
4.7

32 km
North Pacific Ocean, 30 km E of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Aug 13, 2022 21:57
33 weeks ago
4.7

37 km
North Pacific Ocean, 43 km SE of Hasaki, Chōshi-shi, Chiba, JapanMore
Sep 4, 2022 06:46
30 weeks ago
4.7

61 km
North Pacific Ocean, 82 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Sep 23, 2022 00:53
27 weeks ago - felt
4.7

82 km
37 km S of Mito, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Sep 29, 2022 15:03
26 weeks ago - felt
4.7

6.4 km
21 km N of Hitachi, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Oct 28, 2022 20:56
22 weeks ago
4.7

50 km
North Pacific Ocean, 94 km NE of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Dec 11, 2022 20:29
16 weeks ago
4.7

63 km
21 km S of Miyako, Iwate, JapanMore
Jan 7, 2023 14:42
12 weeks ago
4.7

50 km
North Pacific Ocean, 85 km NE of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Jan 11, 2023 16:19
11 weeks ago
4.7

25 km
North Pacific Ocean, 81 km E of Mobara, Chiba, JapanMore
Feb 28, 2023 03:55
5 weeks ago
4.7

46 km
North Pacific Ocean, 18 km NE of Hasaki, Chōshi-shi, Chiba, JapanMore
Mar 24, 2023 07:25
8 days ago - felt
4.7

85 km
14 km NW of Mito, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Mar 16, 2022 14:49
1 year 2 weeks ago - felt
4.6

54 km
North Pacific Ocean, 88 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 16, 2022 17:17
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.6

57 km
North Pacific Ocean, 93 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 17, 2022 12:30
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.6

60 km
North Pacific Ocean, 99 km E of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 19, 2022 23:53
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.6

10.2 km
North Pacific Ocean, 200 km E of Morioka, Iwate, JapanMore
Mar 20, 2022 10:34
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.6

10 km
North Pacific Ocean, 192 km E of Morioka, Iwate, JapanMore
Mar 27, 2022 13:54
1 year 1 weeks ago
4.6

57 km
North Pacific Ocean, 83 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 28, 2022 16:36
1 year 1 weeks ago
4.6

58 km
North Pacific Ocean, 95 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 29, 2022 15:18
1 year 0 weeks ago
4.6

34 km
75 km NE of Morioka, Iwate, JapanMore
Apr 2, 2022 07:27
52 weeks ago
4.6

51 km
21 km NE of Mito, Ibaraki, JapanMore
May 10, 2022 13:32
47 weeks ago
4.6

10 km
North Pacific Ocean, 218 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
May 11, 2022 05:27
46 weeks ago
4.6

43 km
North Pacific Ocean, 92 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jun 19, 2022 09:27
41 weeks ago
4.6

89 km
Fukushima, 41 km NW of Hitachi, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Aug 9, 2022 15:48
34 weeks ago
4.6

75 km
50 km NE of Morioka, Iwate, JapanMore
Aug 12, 2022 12:10
33 weeks ago
4.6

31 km
North Pacific Ocean, 31 km S of Hasaki, Chōshi-shi, Chiba, JapanMore
Sep 13, 2022 11:58
29 weeks ago
4.6

10 km
North Pacific Ocean, 245 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Sep 18, 2022 23:49
28 weeks ago
4.6

49 km
North Pacific Ocean, 93 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Sep 24, 2022 01:00
27 weeks ago
4.6

60 km
North Pacific Ocean, 96 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Oct 9, 2022 04:37
25 weeks ago
4.6

45 km
North Pacific Ocean, 92 km E of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, JapanMore
Oct 10, 2022 00:26
25 weeks ago
4.6

46 km
North Pacific Ocean, 47 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, JapanMore
Oct 11, 2022 11:27
25 weeks ago
4.6

35 km
North Pacific Ocean, 85 km E of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, JapanMore
Oct 19, 2022 05:14
23 weeks ago
4.6

49 km
North Pacific Ocean, 172 km E of Morioka, Iwate, JapanMore
Nov 10, 2022 01:22
20 weeks ago
4.6

10 km
North Pacific Ocean, 95 km E of Hasaki, Chōshi-shi, Chiba, JapanMore
Nov 17, 2022 17:35
19 weeks ago - felt
4.6

57 km
North Pacific Ocean, 51 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Dec 26, 2022 23:44
14 weeks ago
4.6

27 km
North Pacific Ocean, 195 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Dec 27, 2022 18:51
14 weeks ago
4.6

51 km
North Pacific Ocean, 87 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jan 8, 2023 01:16
12 weeks ago - felt
4.6

43 km
North Pacific Ocean, 55 km E of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Feb 13, 2023 01:02
7 weeks ago - felt
4.6

57 km
North Pacific Ocean, 92 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Feb 27, 2023 18:56
5 weeks ago - felt
4.6

48 km
North Pacific Ocean, 70 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 20, 2023 01:59
12 days ago - felt
4.6

32 km
North Pacific Ocean, 33 km S of Hasaki, Chōshi-shi, Chiba, JapanMore
Mar 20, 2023 12:06
12 days ago
4.6

10 km
North Pacific Ocean, 169 km E of Mito, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Mar 18, 2022 13:04
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.5

62 km
North Pacific Ocean, 61 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 20, 2022 10:35
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.5

49 km
8.4 km NE of Morioka, Iwate, JapanMore
Mar 23, 2022 11:11
1 year 1 weeks ago
4.5

56 km
North Pacific Ocean, 87 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 23, 2022 23:06
1 year 1 weeks ago
4.5

44 km
North Pacific Ocean, 97 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 24, 2022 04:11
1 year 1 weeks ago - felt
4.5

52 km
North Pacific Ocean, 98 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 24, 2022 07:03
1 year 1 weeks ago
4.5

115 km
7.3 km W of Kumagaya, Saitama, JapanMore
Apr 6, 2022 06:18
51 weeks ago
4.5

63 km
North Pacific Ocean, 94 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Apr 14, 2022 18:25
50 weeks ago
4.5

68 km
18 km NE of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Apr 17, 2022 19:50
50 weeks ago
4.5

55 km
North Pacific Ocean, 94 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
May 9, 2022 16:57
47 weeks ago
4.5

57 km
North Pacific Ocean, 85 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jun 1, 2022 19:42
43 weeks ago - felt
4.5

77 km
4.5 km W of Ushiku, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Jun 30, 2022 03:59
39 weeks ago
4.5

60 km
2.9 km NW of Kamaishi, Iwate, JapanMore
Jul 7, 2022 08:03
38 weeks ago
4.5

59 km
North Pacific Ocean, 83 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jul 20, 2022 23:50
36 weeks ago
4.5

40 km
North Pacific Ocean, 90 km E of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, JapanMore
Aug 19, 2022 16:36
32 weeks ago
4.5

83 km
North Pacific Ocean, 66 km NE of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, JapanMore
Aug 23, 2022 13:53
32 weeks ago
4.5

33 km
North Pacific Ocean, 99 km SE of Kamaishi, Iwate, JapanMore
Aug 23, 2022 17:20
32 weeks ago
4.5

55 km
North Pacific Ocean, 45 km E of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, JapanMore
Sep 9, 2022 09:55
29 weeks ago
4.5

10 km
23 km N of Hitachi, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Sep 9, 2022 09:55
29 weeks ago
4.5

49 km
15 km NW of Hitachi, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Sep 18, 2022 18:12
28 weeks ago
4.5

53 km
North Pacific Ocean, 81 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Sep 19, 2022 20:55
28 weeks ago - felt
4.5

95 km
8.2 km E of Sano, Prefectura de Tochigi, JapanMore
Oct 2, 2022 22:45
26 weeks ago
4.5

35 km
North Pacific Ocean, 112 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Oct 6, 2022 18:14
25 weeks ago
4.5

15 km
North Pacific Ocean, 30 km E of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Oct 11, 2022 13:26
25 weeks ago
4.5

39 km
North Pacific Ocean, 20 km NE of Mito, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Nov 17, 2022 12:43
19 weeks ago - felt
4.5

67 km
4.9 km E of Chiba, JapanMore
Nov 20, 2022 20:19
19 weeks ago - felt
4.5

61 km
North Pacific Ocean, 19 km E of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Dec 6, 2022 20:39
16 weeks ago
4.5

48 km
North Pacific Ocean, 39 km SE of Hitachi, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Dec 6, 2022 20:39
16 weeks ago
4.5

57 km
North Pacific Ocean, 46 km E of Mito, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Dec 16, 2022 00:25
15 weeks ago - felt
4.5

97 km
17 km NE of Saitama, JapanMore
Jan 2, 2023 15:56
13 weeks ago
4.5

10 km
North Pacific Ocean, 208 km E of Mito, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Jan 8, 2023 00:32
12 weeks ago
4.5

10 km
North Pacific Ocean, 229 km E of Mito, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Jan 20, 2023 18:05
10 weeks ago
4.5

70 km
North Pacific Ocean, 70 km SE of Iwanuma, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jan 27, 2023 06:03
9 weeks ago
4.5

51 km
North Pacific Ocean, 84 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jan 30, 2023 19:15
9 weeks ago
4.5

34 km
North Pacific Ocean, 98 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Feb 14, 2023 03:08
7 weeks ago
4.5

10 km
North Pacific Ocean, 279 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Feb 28, 2023 15:48
5 weeks ago
4.5

44 km
North Pacific Ocean, 7.8 km SW of Hasaki, Chōshi-shi, Chiba, JapanMore
Mar 10, 2023 20:13
3 weeks ago - felt
4.5

66 km
Chiba, 27 km E of Tokyo, JapanMore
Mar 26, 2023 14:33
6 days ago - felt
4.5

66 km
North Pacific Ocean, 33 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 16, 2022 16:14
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.4

54 km
North Pacific Ocean, 84 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 16, 2022 17:05
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.4

56 km
North Pacific Ocean, 89 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 16, 2022 17:28
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.4

55 km
North Pacific Ocean, 83 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 18, 2022 12:12
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.4

59 km
North Pacific Ocean, 85 km E of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, JapanMore
Mar 19, 2022 01:17
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.4

62 km
North Pacific Ocean, 18 km S of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, JapanMore
Mar 20, 2022 13:13
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.4

58 km
North Pacific Ocean, 89 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 23, 2022 23:50
1 year 1 weeks ago
4.4

76 km
North Pacific Ocean, 20 km S of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, JapanMore
Mar 27, 2022 11:12
1 year 1 weeks ago
4.4

57 km
NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPANMore
Mar 29, 2022 16:00
1 year 0 weeks ago
4.4

35 km
North Pacific Ocean, 63 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Apr 6, 2022 06:18
51 weeks ago
4.4

41 km
North Pacific Ocean, 275 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Apr 17, 2022 11:11
50 weeks ago
4.4

31 km
North Pacific Ocean, 116 km E of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Apr 23, 2022 22:19
49 weeks ago
4.4

69 km
15 km NW of Miyako, Iwate, JapanMore
May 8, 2022 18:36
47 weeks ago
4.4

65 km
North Pacific Ocean, 40 km S of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, JapanMore
May 11, 2022 18:16
46 weeks ago
4.4

35 km
North Pacific Ocean, 171 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
May 12, 2022 20:10
46 weeks ago
4.4

53 km
North Pacific Ocean, 69 km E of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
May 17, 2022 06:06
46 weeks ago
4.4

140 km
North Pacific Ocean, 72 km E of Miyako, Iwate, JapanMore
May 17, 2022 13:53
46 weeks ago
4.4

53 km
North Pacific Ocean, 93 km E of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jun 12, 2022 09:06
42 weeks ago
4.4

54 km
North Pacific Ocean, 41 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, JapanMore
Jun 12, 2022 09:06
42 weeks ago
4.4

60 km
North Pacific Ocean, 39 km SE of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, JapanMore
Jun 12, 2022 16:57
42 weeks ago
4.4

40 km
North Pacific Ocean, 43 km NE of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Jun 14, 2022 16:33
42 weeks ago
4.4

58 km
North Pacific Ocean, 63 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jul 8, 2022 17:20
38 weeks ago
4.4

55 km
North Pacific Ocean, 57 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jul 19, 2022 20:22
37 weeks ago
4.4

70 km
North Pacific Ocean, 91 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jul 24, 2022 08:29
36 weeks ago - felt
4.4

44 km
Ibaraki, 44 km NE of Tokyo, JapanMore
Aug 12, 2022 00:48
33 weeks ago
4.4

52 km
North Pacific Ocean, 68 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Aug 15, 2022 16:29
33 weeks ago
4.4

80 km
52 km NE of Morioka, Iwate, JapanMore
Aug 28, 2022 03:04
31 weeks ago
4.4

62 km
29 km N of Miyako, Iwate, JapanMore
Aug 31, 2022 17:47
30 weeks ago
4.4

63 km
North Pacific Ocean, 80 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Sep 3, 2022 02:54
30 weeks ago - felt
4.4

91 km
15 km NE of Tokyo, JapanMore
Oct 13, 2022 22:30
24 weeks ago
4.4

53 km
North Pacific Ocean, 89 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Nov 29, 2022 21:34
17 weeks ago
4.4

55 km
North Pacific Ocean, 33 km E of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, JapanMore
Dec 13, 2022 15:09
16 weeks ago
4.4

30 km
North Pacific Ocean, 78 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Dec 30, 2022 14:10
13 weeks ago - felt
4.4

57 km
Ibaraki, 30 km NE of Saitama, JapanMore
Jan 2, 2023 18:47
13 weeks ago - felt
4.4

102 km
2.3 km E of Kukichūō, Kuki-shi, Saitama, JapanMore
Jan 30, 2023 00:32
9 weeks ago
4.4

77 km
9.1 km N of Oyama, Prefectura de Tochigi, JapanMore
Mar 20, 2022 23:44
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.3

66 km
North Pacific Ocean, 89 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 24, 2022 07:34
1 year 1 weeks ago
4.3

44 km
North Pacific Ocean, 37 km SE of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Apr 2, 2022 20:16
52 weeks ago
4.3

55 km
North Pacific Ocean, 59 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Apr 19, 2022 02:57
50 weeks ago
4.3

95 km
4.6 km SW of Yamada, Shimohei-gun, Iwate, JapanMore
Jun 1, 2022 22:48
43 weeks ago
4.3

54 km
North Pacific Ocean, 90 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jun 8, 2022 20:56
42 weeks ago
4.3

54 km
North Pacific Ocean, 68 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jul 30, 2022 08:53
35 weeks ago
4.3

53 km
North Pacific Ocean, 88 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Aug 8, 2022 00:47
34 weeks ago
4.3

47 km
North Pacific Ocean, 14 km E of Miyako, Iwate, JapanMore
Sep 18, 2022 23:50
28 weeks ago
4.3

50 km
North Pacific Ocean, 58 km NE of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, JapanMore
Sep 30, 2022 05:58
26 weeks ago - felt
4.3

56 km
Ibaraki, 49 km N of Tokyo, JapanMore
Oct 24, 2022 21:11
23 weeks ago
4.3

46 km
North Pacific Ocean, 84 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Nov 4, 2022 10:50
21 weeks ago
4.3

70 km
North Pacific Ocean, 23 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Nov 9, 2022 17:46
20 weeks ago
4.3

25 km
North Pacific Ocean, 188 km E of Mito, Ibaraki, JapanMore
Dec 13, 2022 15:08
16 weeks ago
4.3

24 km
North Pacific Ocean, 70 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jan 3, 2023 03:54
13 weeks ago
4.3

20 km
North Pacific Ocean, 33 km E of Hasaki, Chōshi-shi, Chiba, JapanMore
Jan 21, 2023 11:14
10 weeks ago
4.3

51 km
North Pacific Ocean, 61 km E of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Feb 2, 2023 00:18
8 weeks ago
4.3

9.6 km
North Pacific Ocean, 191 km E of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Feb 2, 2023 17:58
8 weeks ago
4.3

45 km
North Pacific Ocean, 53 km NE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Feb 23, 2023 19:23
5 weeks ago
4.3

53 km
9.5 km N of Miyako, Iwate, JapanMore
Mar 12, 2023 20:25
3 weeks ago
4.3

89 km
North Pacific Ocean, 53 km E of Miyako, Iwate, JapanMore
Mar 13, 2023 20:35
3 weeks ago
4.3

73 km
51 km NE of Morioka, Iwate, JapanMore
Mar 14, 2023 21:05
2 weeks ago - felt
4.3

72 km
6 km N of Kasukabe, Saitama, JapanMore
Mar 16, 2022 18:05
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.2

52 km
North Pacific Ocean, 91 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 17, 2022 04:53
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.2

51 km
North Pacific Ocean, 90 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 17, 2022 07:47
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.2

48 km
North Pacific Ocean, 61 km E of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, JapanMore
Mar 17, 2022 19:56
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.2

55 km
North Pacific Ocean, 60 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 20, 2022 01:11
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.2

50 km
North Pacific Ocean, 56 km NE of Miyako, Iwate, JapanMore
Mar 21, 2022 00:06
1 year 2 weeks ago
4.2

51 km
North Pacific Ocean, 67 km NE of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, JapanMore
Mar 23, 2022 02:11
1 year 1 weeks ago
4.2

48 km
North Pacific Ocean, 61 km E of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, JapanMore
Mar 23, 2022 04:09
1 year 1 weeks ago
4.2

50 km
North Pacific Ocean, 97 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Mar 27, 2022 00:34
1 year 1 weeks ago
4.2

50 km
North Pacific Ocean, 58 km NE of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, JapanMore
Mar 29, 2022 05:05
1 year 0 weeks ago
4.2

54 km
North Pacific Ocean, 88 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Apr 4, 2022 16:16
52 weeks ago
4.2

355 km
21 km E of Нарита, Narita, Chiba, JapanMore
May 1, 2022 05:41
48 weeks ago
4.2

47 km
North Pacific Ocean, 61 km NE of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, JapanMore
May 24, 2022 03:43
45 weeks ago - felt
4.2

33 km
Chiba, 32 km E of Tokyo, JapanMore
Jun 8, 2022 10:42
42 weeks ago
4.2

60 km
North Pacific Ocean, 97 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jun 8, 2022 20:57
42 weeks ago
4.2

60 km
North Pacific Ocean, 70 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Jun 19, 2022 14:09
41 weeks ago
4.2

72 km
37 km E of Morioka, Iwate, JapanMore
Jul 11, 2022 17:51
38 weeks ago
4.2

57 km
North Pacific Ocean, 68 km E of Fukushima, JapanMore
Jul 24, 2022 08:29
36 weeks ago - felt
4.2

40 km
Ibaraki, 49 km N of Tokyo, JapanMore
Aug 2, 2022 23:47
34 weeks ago
4.2

54 km
North Pacific Ocean, 35 km NE of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanMore
Aug 8, 2022 00:46
34 weeks ago
4.2

50 km
North Pacific Ocean, 15 km E of Miyako, Iwate, JapanMore
Oct 13, 2022 22:31
24 weeks ago
4.2

50 km
North Pacific Ocean, 67 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Oct 17, 2022 23:48
24 weeks ago
4.2

57 km
North Pacific Ocean, 68 km SE of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Nov 9, 2022 00:18
20 weeks ago
4.2

55 km
North Pacific Ocean, 53 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, JapanMore
Nov 23, 2022 19:33
18 weeks ago
4.2

84 km
Chiba, 32 km NE of Tokyo, JapanMore
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