Latest See all | Mag. 2.7 earthquake Sea of Okhotsk - Sakhalin , Russia - |
Latest felt | Mag. 3.2 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Miyagi-ken, Japan - |
Strongest past 48 hours | Mag. 4.7 North Pacific Ocean - Fukushima, Japan - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 19, 06:32 pm (Sakhalin) | 2.7 134 km | 25 km (16 mi) to the NE | Sea of Okhotsk, Sakhalin , 36 km northwest of Yuri-to Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky, Sakhalin , Russia | Info | |
May 19, 02:26 pm (GMT +9) | 3.0 17 km | 33 km (21 mi) to the NW | Japan Sea, Ishikawa, 79 km northwest of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
May 19, 02:13 pm (GMT +9) | 4.0 538 km | Gifu, Japan I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 19, 11:26 am (GMT +9) | 2.5 128 km | 33 km north of Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan | Info | ||
May 19, 09:51 am (GMT +9) | 4.4 10 km | 113 km (70 mi) to the SW | Philippine Sea, 128 km south of Naha, Okinawa, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
May 19, 09:33 am (GMT +9) | 2.8 189 km | 17 km (10.6 mi) to the N | Japan Sea, 51 km southeast of Okushiri To Island, Hokkaido, Japan | Info | |
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May 19, 08:54 am (GMT +9) | 2.7 44 km | 16 km (9.9 mi) to the E | North Pacific Ocean, 28 km east of Kashima-shi, Ibaraki, Japan | Info | |
May 19, 07:51 am (GMT +9) | 2.8 40 km | 58 km (36 mi) to the N | North Pacific Ocean, 68 km northeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan | Info | |
May 18, 09:32 pm (Universal Time) | 3.5 10 km | Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 19, 05:22 am (GMT +9) | 2.5 32 km | 28 km (17 mi) to the E | North Pacific Ocean, 30 km southeast of Hasaki, Chiba, Japan | Info | |
May 19, 03:57 am (GMT +9) | 2.9 187 km | 41 km north of Kagoshima, Kagoshima, 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 34 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.7:
A light magnitude 2.7 earthquake occurred in the Sea of Okhotsk near Yuri-to island, Russia, in the late afternoon of Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 6.32 pm local time (Asia/Sakhalin GMT +11). The quake had a moderate depth of 134 km (83 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 48 hours, Japan was shaken by 4 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 12 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 26 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Japan in the past 48 hours had a magnitude of 4.7 and occurred 16 hours ago:
A strong magnitude 4.7 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Japan in the early morning of Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12.45 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 35 km (22 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
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