Latest earthquakes in Japan - list and map
Updated 5 Mar 2021 06:50 GMT -
During the past 30 days, Japan was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 7.1, 16 quakes between 5.0 and 6.0, 93 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 437 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 829 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
Biggest quake: 7.1 quake North Pacific Ocean, 88 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, 13 Feb 2021 11:07 pm (GMT +9)
Biggest quake today: 4.7 quake Philippines Sea, Japan, 4 March 2021 17:19 GMT
Most recent quake: 4.6 quake North Pacific Ocean, 36 km south of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan, 5 Mar 2021 3:14 pm (GMT +9) ...Read More
Biggest quake: 7.1 quake North Pacific Ocean, 88 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, 13 Feb 2021 11:07 pm (GMT +9)
Biggest quake today: 4.7 quake Philippines Sea, Japan, 4 March 2021 17:19 GMT
Most recent quake: 4.6 quake North Pacific Ocean, 36 km south of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan, 5 Mar 2021 3:14 pm (GMT +9) ...Read More
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Showing most recent quakes and quakespast 30 days, magnitude 4.4 or higher (63 out of 1376 quakes, show more):
Date and time | Mag Depth | Nearest volcano (distance) | Location | Details | Map |
| Fri, 5 Mar 2021 (GMT) (5 earthquakes) | |||||
| 5 Mar 2021 3:14 pm (GMT +9) (5 Mar 2021 06:14:07 GMT) | 4.6 72 km | (0 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 36 km south of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan I FELT IT | More | Map |
| 5 Mar 2021 2:43 pm (GMT +9) (5 Mar 2021 05:43:50 GMT) | 3.0 12 km | (0 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 10.7 km east of Hasaki, Chōshi-shi, Chiba, Japan I FELT IT | More | Map |
| 5 Mar 2021 11:23 am (GMT +9) (5 Mar 2021 02:23:07 GMT) | 2.9 50 km | (74 km) | Koga-shi, Ibaraki, 18 km north of Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan | More | Map |
| 5 Mar 2021 10:54 am (GMT +9) (5 Mar 2021 01:54:56 GMT) | 2.8 41 km | (133 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 55 km east of Mito, Ibaraki, Japan | More | Map |
| 5 Mar 2021 9:49 am (GMT +9) (5 Mar 2021 00:49:39 GMT) | 2.9 14 km | (73 km) | Japan Sea, 39 km northwest of Hamada, Shimane, Japan | More | Map |
| Thu, 4 Mar 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | |||||
| 4 Mar 2021 17:19:46 GMT | 4.7 106 km | (47 km) | Philippines Sea, Japan I FELT IT | More | Map |
| 4 Mar 2021 11:24 pm (GMT +9) (4 Mar 2021 14:24:58 GMT) | 4.6 10 km | (40 km) | Philippines Sea, 85 km southeast of Taipei, Taiwan I FELT IT - 1 report | More | Map |
| 4 Mar 2021 1:26 pm (GMT +10) (4 Mar 2021 03:26:36 GMT) | 4.4 39 km | (183 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 153 km northeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan I FELT IT | More | Map |
| Tue, 2 Mar 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | |||||
| 3 Mar 2021 8:42 am (GMT +9) (2 Mar 2021 23:42:18 GMT) | 4.5 109 km | (112 km) | East China Sea, 99 km northwest of Nago, Okinawa, Japan I FELT IT | More | Map |
| 3 Mar 2021 7:22 am (GMT +10) (2 Mar 2021 21:22:47 GMT) | 5.8 39 km | (91 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 99 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia I FELT IT - 3 reports | More | Map |
| 3 Mar 2021 6:21 am (GMT +10) (2 Mar 2021 20:21:58 GMT) | 4.4 85 km | (87 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 85 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russie I FELT IT | More | Map |
| Mon, 1 Mar 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
| 1 Mar 2021 11:54 am (GMT +9) (1 Mar 2021 02:54:30 GMT) | 4.5 50 km | (148 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 98 km south of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan I FELT IT | More | Map |
| Sun, 28 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
| 1 Mar 2021 1:12 am (GMT +9) (28 Feb 2021 16:12:05 GMT) | 4.7 37 km | (124 km) | Philippines Sea, 60 km south of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan I FELT IT | More | Map |
| 28 Feb 2021 11:30 pm (GMT +9) (28 Feb 2021 14:30:13 GMT) | 4.9 20 km | (114 km) | Philippines Sea, 83 km south of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan I FELT IT | More | Map |
| Sat, 27 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
| 27 Feb 2021 5:20 pm (GMT +9) (27 Feb 2021 08:20:55 GMT) | 4.8 115 km | (68 km) | North Pacific Ocean, Japan I FELT IT | More | Map |
| Fri, 26 Feb 2021 (GMT) (6 earthquakes) | |||||
| 27 Feb 2021 2:03 am (GMT +9) (26 Feb 2021 17:03:49 GMT) | 4.9 48 km | (127 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 88 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan I FELT IT - 1 report | More | Map |
| 27 Feb 2021 12:33 am (GMT +9) (26 Feb 2021 15:33:28 GMT) | 4.6 77 km | (102 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 42 km northeast of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan I FELT IT - 1 report | More | Map |
| 26 Feb 2021 14:54:17 GMT | 4.5 13 km | (188 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 292 km southeast of Chiba, Japan I FELT IT | More | Map |
| 26 Feb 2021 8:31 pm (GMT +9) (26 Feb 2021 11:31:35 GMT) | 5.0 61 km | (114 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 81 km northeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan I FELT IT | More | Map |
| 26 Feb 2021 7:18 pm (GMT +9) (26 Feb 2021 10:18:29 GMT) | 4.4 50 km | (122 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 63 km east of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, Japan I FELT IT | More | Map |
| 26 Feb 2021 1:04 pm (GMT +9) (26 Feb 2021 04:04:24 GMT) | 4.7 48 km | (121 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 92 km northeast of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan | More | Map |
| Wed, 24 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
| 25 Feb 2021 8:26 am (GMT +10) (24 Feb 2021 22:26:16 GMT) | 4.8 141 km | unnamed (3 km) | Sea of Okhotsk, 54 km southwest of Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More | Map |
| Tue, 23 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
| 23 Feb 2021 4:08 pm (GMT +9) (23 Feb 2021 07:08:58 GMT) | 4.7 54 km | (74 km) | Inland Sea, 62 km northeast of Ōita, Oita, Japan 4 reports | More | Map |
| Mon, 22 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | |||||
| 23 Feb 2021 6:22 am (GMT +9) (22 Feb 2021 21:22:36 GMT) | 4.4 60 km | (107 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 39 km east of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, Japan | More | Map |
| 23 Feb 2021 4:09 am (GMT +10) (22 Feb 2021 18:09:57 GMT) | 4.4 45 km | (102 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 222 km east of Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More | Map |
| 22 Feb 2021 10:55 am (GMT +9) (22 Feb 2021 01:55:55 GMT) | 4.8 51 km | (85 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 31 km southeast of Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan | More | Map |
| Sat, 20 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
| 20 Feb 2021 11:23 pm (GMT +10) (20 Feb 2021 13:23:27 GMT) | 5.4 60 km | (113 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 55 km south of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia 3 reports | More | Map |
| Fri, 19 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
| 20 Feb 2021 2:16 am (GMT +10) (19 Feb 2021 16:16:28 GMT) | 5.0 43 km | (152 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 113 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan 1 report | More | Map |
| 19 Feb 2021 10:07 am (GMT +9) (19 Feb 2021 01:07:09 GMT) | 4.7 45 km | (131 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 94 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan | More | Map |
| Thu, 18 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
| 18 Feb 2021 3:02 pm (GMT +9) (18 Feb 2021 06:02:42 GMT) | 4.5 60 km | (107 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 70 km southeast of Watari, Miyagi, Japan | More | Map |
| Wed, 17 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
| 17 Feb 2021 11:06 pm (GMT +9) (17 Feb 2021 14:06:18 GMT) | 4.9 52 km | (121 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 92 km northeast of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan 2 reports | More | Map |
| Tue, 16 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
| 17 Feb 2021 7:07 am (GMT +9) (16 Feb 2021 22:07:22 GMT) | 4.6 41 km | (113 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 56 km east of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan | More | Map |
| 17 Feb 2021 12:57 am (GMT +9) (16 Feb 2021 15:57:56 GMT) | 4.9 24 km | (101 km) | Philippines Sea, 86 km south of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan 1 report | More | Map |
| Mon, 15 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | |||||
| 15 Feb 2021 9:26 pm (GMT +9) (15 Feb 2021 12:26:05 GMT) | 5.3 49 km | (108 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 95 km east of Fukushima, Japan 2 reports | More | Map |
| 15 Feb 2021 8:59 pm (GMT +9) (15 Feb 2021 11:59:51 GMT) | 4.4 48 km | (124 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 63 km east of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, Japan 1 report | More | Map |
| 15 Feb 2021 8:27 pm (GMT +9) (15 Feb 2021 11:27:19 GMT) | 4.4 39 km | (125 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 69 km east of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, Japan 1 report | More | Map |
| Sun, 14 Feb 2021 (GMT) (4 earthquakes) | |||||
| 15 Feb 2021 12:51 am (GMT +10) (14 Feb 2021 14:51:56 GMT) | 5.2 10 km | (207 km) | North Pacific Ocean, Northern Mariana Islands | More | Map |
| 14 Feb 2021 6:26 pm (GMT +9) (14 Feb 2021 09:26:59 GMT) | 4.6 50 km | (118 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 85 km northeast of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan 1 report | More | Map |
| 14 Feb 2021 4:59 pm (GMT +9) (14 Feb 2021 07:59:22 GMT) | 4.5 50 km | (126 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 64 km east of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, Japan 1 report | More | Map |
| 14 Feb 2021 4:31 pm (GMT +9) (14 Feb 2021 07:31:50 GMT) | 5.1 50 km | (102 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 89 km east of Fukushima, Japan 2 reports | More | Map |
| Sat, 13 Feb 2021 (GMT) (6 earthquakes) | |||||
| 14 Feb 2021 3:25 am (GMT +9) (13 Feb 2021 18:25:28 GMT) | 5.5 55 km | (137 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 47 km southeast of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan 3 reports | More | Map |
| 14 Feb 2021 1:32 am (GMT +9) (13 Feb 2021 16:32:58 GMT) | 4.4 60 km | (126 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 103 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | More | Map |
| 13 Feb 2021 11:58 pm (GMT +9) (13 Feb 2021 14:58:30 GMT) | 4.4 50 km | (133 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 72 km east of Namie, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, Japan | More | Map |
| 13 Feb 2021 11:51 pm (GMT +9) (13 Feb 2021 14:51:42 GMT) | 5.3 56 km | (122 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 1 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan 5 reports | More | Map |
| 13 Feb 2021 11:36 pm (GMT +9) (13 Feb 2021 14:36:42 GMT) | 4.9 60 km | (121 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 99 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan 1 report | More | Map |
| 13 Feb 2021 11:07 pm (GMT +9) (13 Feb 2021 14:07:51 GMT) | 7.1 56 km | (113 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 88 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan 236 reports | More | Map |
| Fri, 12 Feb 2021 (GMT) (3 earthquakes) | |||||
| 12 Feb 2021 1:52 pm (GMT +9) (12 Feb 2021 04:52:25 GMT) | 4.9 38 km | (137 km) | Philippines Sea, 77 km south of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan | More | Map |
| 12 Feb 2021 12:31 pm (GMT +9) (12 Feb 2021 03:31:36 GMT) | 4.7 10 km | (84 km) | East China Sea, 58 km northwest of Yonaguni Island, Okinawa, Japan | More | Map |
| 12 Feb 2021 11:15 am (GMT +9) (12 Feb 2021 02:15:03 GMT) | 4.6 376 km | (112 km) | Philippines Sea, Japan | More | Map |
| Thu, 11 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
| 12 Feb 2021 1:45 am (GMT +9) (11 Feb 2021 16:45:22 GMT) | 5.1 455 km | (156 km) | Philippines Sea, Japan | More | Map |
| Wed, 10 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
| 10 Feb 2021 15:24:09 GMT | 4.5 119 km | Smith Rock (18 km) | Philippines Sea, Japan | More | Map |
| Tue, 9 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
| 9 Feb 2021 4:07 pm (GMT +9) (9 Feb 2021 07:07:58 GMT) | 5.1 74 km | Smith Rock (61 km) | Philippines Sea, Japan | More | Map |
| 9 Feb 2021 12:39 pm (GMT +9) (9 Feb 2021 03:39:24 GMT) | 4.5 15 km | (121 km) | Philippines Sea, 98 km south of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan | More | Map |
| Mon, 8 Feb 2021 (GMT) (5 earthquakes) | |||||
| 9 Feb 2021 8:35 am (GMT +10) (8 Feb 2021 22:35:40 GMT) | 4.5 85 km | (101 km) | Sea of Okhotsk, 22 km southwest of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More | Map |
| 9 Feb 2021 12:58 am (GMT +8) (8 Feb 2021 16:58:03 GMT) | 5.2 21 km | (51 km) | Philippines Sea, 88 km southeast of Taipei, Taiwan 6 reports | More | Map |
| 9 Feb 2021 1:56 am (GMT +9) (8 Feb 2021 16:56:31 GMT) | 5.1 63 km | (67 km) | Philippines Sea, Japan, 77 km southeast of Yilan, Taiwan 2 reports | More | Map |
| 9 Feb 2021 1:56 am (GMT +9) (8 Feb 2021 16:56:30 GMT) | 4.7 55 km | (76 km) | Philippines Sea, 54 km west of Yonaguni Island, Okinawa, Japan | More | Map |
| 9 Feb 2021 12:24 am (GMT +10) (8 Feb 2021 14:24:00 GMT) | 5.1 27 km | (143 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 87 km southeast of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | More | Map |
| Sat, 6 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
| 7 Feb 2021 2:36 am (GMT +9) (6 Feb 2021 17:36:02 GMT) | 5.3 105 km | (82 km) | East China Sea, 37 km northwest of Yonaguni Island, Okinawa, Japan 4 reports | More | Map |
| 6 Feb 2021 2:10 pm (GMT +9) (6 Feb 2021 05:10:28 GMT) | 4.4 70 km | (116 km) | Shiroi-shi, 10.1 km southeast of Abiko, Chiba, Japan 6 reports | More | Map |
| Fri, 5 Feb 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | |||||
| 5 Feb 2021 12:51 pm (GMT +10) (5 Feb 2021 02:51:21 GMT) | 4.4 60 km | (362 km) | North Pacific Ocean, Japan | More | Map |
| Thu, 4 Feb 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes) | |||||
| 5 Feb 2021 5:27 am (GMT +10) (4 Feb 2021 19:27:35 GMT) | 4.9 86 km | (75 km) | North Pacific Ocean, 98 km south of Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia 1 report | More | Map |
| 4 Feb 2021 4:14 pm (GMT +8) (4 Feb 2021 08:14:03 GMT) | 5.4 14 km | (120 km) | Philippines Sea, 55 km north of North Island, Philippines 2 reports | More | Map |
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.9 x 1015 joules (818 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7 x 105 tons of TNT or 44 atomic bombs!) More info
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