Japan Earthquakes

Japan lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire and experiences more felt earthquakes than almost any other country. Major subduction zones generate frequent M5+ events.

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Last 24 hours

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Last 7 days

M6.8

Strongest recent

Recent Earthquakes in Japan

6.0

33 km SSW of Honchō, Japan

Strong · Depth: 42.9 km

18h ago
4.4

90 km ESE of Tomioka, Japan

Light · Depth: 24.1 km

1d ago
4.4

50 km NW of Amagi, Japan

Light · Depth: 90.8 km

1d ago
5.8

4 km N of Toride, Japan

Moderate · Depth: 61.0 km

1d ago
4.4

49 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan

Light · Depth: 38.3 km

2d ago
4.5

Bonin Islands, Japan region

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

2d ago
5.4

148 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan

Moderate · Depth: 61.7 km

2d ago
4.7

6 km W of Onna, Japan

Light · Depth: 44.1 km

3d ago
4.3

5 km N of Hitachi, Japan

Light · Depth: 47.8 km

4d ago
4.4

151 km NW of Uken, Japan

Light · Depth: 227.9 km

4d ago
4.6

3 km NNE of Takatsuki, Japan

Light · Depth: 370.5 km

7d ago
4.7

78 km S of Miyakojima, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

7d ago
4.4

14 km S of Maebaru-chūō, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

7d ago
4.9

62 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan

Light · Depth: 65.2 km

8d ago
4.7

16 km SSE of Tomioka, Japan

Light · Depth: 50.2 km

9d ago
4.4

78 km E of Noda, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

9d ago
4.8

207 km SE of Katsuura, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

9d ago
4.8

Bonin Islands, Japan region

Light · Depth: 516.4 km

10d ago
4.4

16 km WSW of Honmachi, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

11d ago
4.9

14 km WSW of Honmachi, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

12d ago
4.1

Izu Islands, Japan region

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

12d ago
4.8

81 km SW of Urakawa, Japan

Light · Depth: 68.9 km

12d ago
4.3

55 km SSE of Kushima, Japan

Light · Depth: 35.0 km

13d ago
4.2

91 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan

Light · Depth: 49.5 km

13d ago
4.1

147 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia

Light · Depth: 35.0 km

13d ago
4.1

16 km E of Amakusa, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.2 km

13d ago
4.7

66 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia

Light · Depth: 66.1 km

13d ago
4.2

11 km SSW of Honmachi, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

14d ago
4.2

111 km E of Miyako, Japan

Light · Depth: 35.0 km

14d ago
4.4

8 km ENE of Maibara, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

14d ago
4.3

16 km E of Amakusa, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

15d ago
5.5

47 km ENE of Noda, Japan

Moderate · Depth: 34.0 km

15d ago
4.2

14 km SSW of Imabetsu, Japan

Light · Depth: 138.0 km

16d ago
4.3

1 km NNW of Gojōnome, Japan

Light · Depth: 173.1 km

16d ago
4.2

69 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan

Light · Depth: 35.0 km

16d ago
4.2

9 km WNW of Kitaibaraki, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

16d ago
4.3

5 km WNW of Ōami, Japan

Light · Depth: 59.4 km

17d ago
4.6

148 km E of Miyako, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

17d ago
5.3

151 km E of Miyako, Japan

Moderate · Depth: 10.0 km

17d ago
4.6

5 km ENE of Matsubase, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

17d ago
4.9

12 km WSW of Honmachi, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

18d ago
4.1

41 km ENE of Noda, Japan

Light · Depth: 53.4 km

19d ago
4.4

62 km NE of Kuji, Japan

Light · Depth: 43.5 km

19d ago
4.5

59 km SE of Koseda, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

19d ago
4.8

62 km ESE of Koseda, Japan

Light · Depth: 28.1 km

19d ago
4.2

64 km ENE of Noda, Japan

Light · Depth: 38.9 km

19d ago
4.6

79 km E of Onagawa Chō, Japan

Light · Depth: 40.4 km

19d ago
4.2

38 km ENE of Kuji, Japan

Light · Depth: 54.8 km

20d ago
4.5

12 km W of Honmachi, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

20d ago
4.4

227 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan

Light · Depth: 105.4 km

20d ago
4.5

122 km E of Miyako, Japan

Light · Depth: 35.0 km

20d ago
4.7

70 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia

Light · Depth: 35.0 km

20d ago
4.5

73 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia

Light · Depth: 35.0 km

21d ago
4.8

18 km NNE of Urakawa, Japan

Light · Depth: 58.7 km

21d ago
4.3

13 km NNW of China, Japan

Light · Depth: 62.0 km

21d ago
4.6

14 km SE of Honmachi, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

21d ago
4.2

33 km E of Minami-Sōma, Japan

Light · Depth: 63.4 km

22d ago
4.7

68 km E of Noda, Japan

Light · Depth: 46.5 km

22d ago
5.3

44 km SE of Tsunō, Japan

Moderate · Depth: 35.0 km

22d ago
4.6

14 km WSW of Honmachi, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

22d ago
4.9

8 km W of Matsubase, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

22d ago
4.4

Volcano Islands, Japan region

Light · Depth: 35.0 km

23d ago
5.5

63 km E of Mutsu, Japan

Moderate · Depth: 74.9 km

23d ago
4.1

116 km ESE of Yamada, Japan

Light · Depth: 30.3 km

23d ago
4.6

95 km WNW of Amagi, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

23d ago
4.3

41 km ENE of Noda, Japan

Light · Depth: 66.2 km

24d ago
5.0

3 km NW of Uto, Japan

Moderate · Depth: 10.0 km

24d ago
4.1

117 km WNW of Ie, Japan

Light · Depth: 132.1 km

25d ago
4.1

1 km SSW of Tomakomai, Japan

Light · Depth: 115.4 km

25d ago
4.0

4 km S of Honmachi, Japan

Light · Depth: 9.7 km

25d ago
4.4

7 km NW of Minamata, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

25d ago
4.8

6 km W of Honmachi, Japan

Light · Depth: 6.1 km

25d ago
4.6

8 km W of Honmachi, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

25d ago
5.3

12 km N of Tsunagi, Japan

Moderate · Depth: 10.0 km

25d ago
4.4

14 km ESE of Shimabara, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

25d ago
4.4

43 km SE of Koseda, Japan

Light · Depth: 27.3 km

26d ago
4.4

11 km SW of Aso, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

26d ago
4.2

Volcano Islands, Japan region

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

26d ago
4.8

9 km NW of Honmachi, Japan

Light · Depth: 14.4 km

26d ago
4.6

3 km ESE of Uki, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

26d ago
4.4

10 km W of Honmachi, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

26d ago
4.3

14 km S of Mifune, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

26d ago
4.4

10 km SE of Honmachi, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

26d ago
4.3

9 km ESE of Uki, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

26d ago
4.2

5 km WNW of Uto, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

26d ago
4.5

14 km WSW of Honmachi, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

26d ago
4.3

3 km N of Honmachi, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

26d ago
4.9

15 km NNE of Tsunagi, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

27d ago
5.6

15 km SSW of Honmachi, Japan

Moderate · Depth: 10.0 km

27d ago
4.3

5 km E of Uki, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

27d ago
4.3

0 km SE of Uto, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

27d ago
4.5

22 km NW of Yunomae, Japan

Light · Depth: 10.0 km

27d ago
6.8

The 2026 Kumamoto Region, Japan Earthquake

Strong · Depth: 10.0 km

27d ago
4.1

Bonin Islands, Japan region

Light · Depth: 464.5 km

27d ago
4.4

61 km E of Noda, Japan

Light · Depth: 35.0 km

27d ago
4.4

Bonin Islands, Japan region

Light · Depth: 427.4 km

27d ago
4.2

110 km S of Honchō, Japan

Light · Depth: 44.8 km

27d ago
4.2

132 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

Light · Depth: 35.0 km

28d ago
4.4

259 km N of Ama, Japan

Light · Depth: 445.3 km

29d ago
4.1

46 km NNE of Mutsu, Japan

Light · Depth: 117.8 km

29d ago