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Latest earthquakes in Japan - list and map

Earthquake list: past 7 days (13 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plot
Updated: Mon, 26 Aug 02:30 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthNearest volcano (distance)LocationMapSource
Sun, 25 Aug 2019
Sun, 25 Aug 05:14 UTCM 4.7 / 255 km - [info](180 km) Eastern Sea of Japan
I FELT IT
[Map]		GFZ
Sat, 24 Aug 2019
Sat, 24 Aug 18:51 UTCM 4.8 / 61 km - [info](71 km) Hokkaido, Japan Region
I FELT IT
[Map]		GFZ
(8852.6 km NNW from epicenter) / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
Sat, 24 Aug 04:52 UTCM 5.2 / 10 km - [info](198 km) Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan
I FELT IT
[Map]		GFZ
Tokyo, Nihonbashihoncho / MMI II (Very weak shaking): Fast gleichmäßiges leichtes Schwanken (11. Etage) gefühlt 5 Minuten ( subjektive Wahrnehmung)
Mibu, Tochigi / not felt
Fri, 23 Aug 2019
Fri, 23 Aug 23:44 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info](85 km) Southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan
I FELT IT
[Map]		GFZ
Fri, 23 Aug 18:11 UTCM 4.5 / 44.6 km - [info](145 km) 78km ESE of Namie, Japan
I FELT IT
[Map]		USGS
tokyo (270 km SW from epicenter) / MMI III (Weak shaking)
Fri, 23 Aug 18:05 UTCM 4.5 / 36.4 km - [info](110 km) 57km E of Ishinomaki, Japan
I FELT IT
[Map]		USGS
Fri, 23 Aug 11:49 UTCM 4.3 / 10 km - [info](85 km) 16km N of Kawaguchi, Japan
I FELT IT
[Map]		USGS
Thu, 22 Aug 2019
Thu, 22 Aug 12:40 UTCM 4.1 / 432 km - [info](99 km) Izu Islands, Japan Region
I FELT IT
[Map]		EMSC
Wed, 21 Aug 2019
Wed, 21 Aug 21:24 UTCM 4.2 / 400 km - [info](71 km) Bonin Islands, Japan Region
I FELT IT
[Map]		EMSC
(Japan) (798 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Just a series of tiny tremors, a minute or so apart. (via EMSC)
Wed, 21 Aug 03:35 UTCM 4.5 / 16.5 km - [info](95 km) 52km SSW of Obihiro, Japan
I FELT IT
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 20 Aug 2019
Tue, 20 Aug 16:04 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km - [info](205 km) 182km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan
I FELT IT
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 20 Aug 12:52 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info](197 km) Ryukyu Islands, Japan
I FELT IT
[Map]		GFZ
Tue, 20 Aug 08:20 UTCM 5.0 / 31 km - [info](133 km) Ryukyu Islands, Japan
I FELT IT
[Map]		GFZ
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.3*10^13 J (3.58 GWh / 3084 tons of TNT / 0.2 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]

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