Latest See all | Mag. 3.3 earthquake Japan Sea - Niigata, Japan - |
Latest felt | Mag. 4.1 earthquake Philippine Sea - Ehime, Japan - |
Strongest past 48 hours | Mag. 4.9 Philippine Sea - Kagoshima, Japan - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 6, 06:57 pm (GMT +9) | 3.3 233 km | 9 km (5.6 mi) to the N | Japan Sea, 22 km northwest of Murakami, Niigata, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
May 6, 05:02 pm (GMT +9) | 2.5 42 km | 48 km (30 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 57 km east of Minami-Sōma, Fukushima, Japan | Info | |
May 6, 04:37 pm (GMT +9) | 2.5 24 km | 61 km (38 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 69 km south of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | Info | |
May 6, 04:09 pm (GMT +9) | 2.9 24 km | 73 km (45 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 78 km east of Minami-Sōma, Fukushima, Japan | Info | |
May 6, 03:26 pm (GMT +9) | 4.9 27 km | 23 km (14 mi) to the SW | Philippine Sea, 64 km south of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
May 6, 01:51 pm (GMT +9) | 2.7 36 km | 10 km (6.2 mi) to the SW | Philippine Sea, 24 km southeast of Saiki, Oita, Japan | Info | |
May 6, 01:26 pm (GMT +9) | 3.5 20 km | 88 km (55 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 94 km east of Namie, Fukushima, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
May 6, 09:34 am (GMT +9) | 2.8 45 km | 45 km (28 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 46 km east of Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan | Info | |
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May 6, 07:07 am (GMT +9) | 2.5 22 km | 81 km (50 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 116 km southeast of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | Info | |
May 6, 07:05 am (GMT +9) | 2.9 46 km | 3.7 km north of Iwai, Ibaraki, Japan | Info | ||
May 6, 07:01 am (GMT +9) | 2.8 2.8 km | 43 km (27 mi) to the W | East China Sea, 67 km southwest of Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan I FELT IT | 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 16 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 3.3:
A light magnitude 3.3 earthquake occurred in the Japan Sea near the coast of Niigata, Japan, in the late afternoon of Monday, May 6, 2024 at 6.57 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a moderate depth of 233 km (145 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 48 hours, Japan was shaken by 3 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 10 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 22 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Japan in the past 48 hours had a magnitude of 4.9 and occurred 5 hours ago:
A strong magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurred in the Philippine Sea near the coast of Kagoshima, Japan, in the early afternoon of Monday, May 6, 2024 at 3.26 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a very shallow depth of 27 km (17 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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