Earthquakes in Japan
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Recent Earthquakes (Last 30 Days)
| Time ↓ | Mag ↕ | Location ↕ | Depth ↕ | Felt ↕ | MMI | Alert | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 days ago 2026-04-04 15:18:05 UTC | 4.0mb | 143 km NW of Mikuni, Japan 37.114°, 135.003° | 372.7 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
1 days ago 2026-04-04 10:36:46 UTC | 5.0mb | 41 km E of Onagawa Chō, Japan 38.437°, 141.927° | 68.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2 days ago 2026-04-03 08:51:49 UTC | 4.4mb | 36 km E of Miyako, Japan 39.655°, 142.365° | 53.4 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
3 days ago 2026-04-02 00:52:52 UTC | 5.0mb | 33 km SSE of Onagawa Chō, Japan 38.167°, 141.604° | 66.6 km | 6 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
4 days ago 2026-04-01 01:06:18 UTC | 4.9mww | 2 km E of Ishige, Japan 36.116°, 139.999° | 63.1 km | 52 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
5 days ago 2026-03-31 15:38:48 UTC | 4.5mb | 117 km S of Tateyama, Japan 33.926°, 139.984° | 116.4 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
5 days ago 2026-03-30 19:05:48 UTC | 4.4mb | 52 km ESE of Onagawa Chō, Japan 38.307°, 142.026° | 54.4 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
6 days ago 2026-03-30 07:46:59 UTC | 4.5mb | 90 km ENE of Kuji, Japan 40.560°, 142.716° | 35.4 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-28 2026-03-28 10:36:16 UTC | 4.1mb | 18 km S of Miura, Japan 34.972°, 139.634° | 33.2 km | 4 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-27 2026-03-27 17:19:15 UTC | 4.2mb | 109 km ENE of Misawa, Japan 41.076°, 142.581° | 47.9 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-27 2026-03-27 16:38:52 UTC | 4.2mb | 122 km E of Miyako, Japan 39.733°, 143.364° | 40.3 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-27 2026-03-27 15:24:33 UTC | 5.1mb | 107 km E of Yamada, Japan 39.398°, 143.196° | 16.1 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-27 2026-03-27 06:57:49 UTC | 4.7mb | Izu Islands, Japan region 31.393°, 141.710° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-26 2026-03-26 19:56:31 UTC | 4.9mww | 118 km E of Yamada, Japan 39.425°, 143.327° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-26 2026-03-26 16:20:32 UTC | 4.8mb | 122 km E of Miyako, Japan 39.599°, 143.364° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-26 2026-03-26 15:59:45 UTC | 4.6mb | 117 km E of Yamada, Japan 39.583°, 143.305° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-26 2026-03-26 14:47:05 UTC | 4.6mb | 127 km E of Yamada, Japan 39.396°, 143.432° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-26 2026-03-26 14:37:06 UTC | 4.6mb | 107 km E of Yamada, Japan 39.502°, 143.196° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-26 2026-03-26 14:18:50 UTC | 6.5mww | 122 km E of Yamada, Japan 39.446°, 143.372° | 9.5 km | 6 | IV | green | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-26 2026-03-26 08:51:54 UTC | 4.6mb | 106 km E of Yamada, Japan 39.498°, 143.192° | 45.3 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-26 2026-03-26 07:37:53 UTC | 4.9mb | 89 km NE of Kuji, Japan 40.695°, 142.590° | 46.5 km | 1 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-25 2026-03-25 11:31:12 UTC | 4.1mb | 9 km NW of Kobe, Japan 34.743°, 135.106° | 10.0 km | 8 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-23 2026-03-23 23:49:10 UTC | 4.9mb | Izu Islands, Japan region 32.377°, 142.494° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-23 2026-03-23 23:47:17 UTC | 4.5mb | Izu Islands, Japan region 32.346°, 142.623° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-22 2026-03-22 08:56:06 UTC | 4.4mb | 74 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan 34.365°, 140.171° | 95.1 km | 1 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-18 2026-03-18 21:23:02 UTC | 4.7mb | 52 km NE of Misawa, Japan 40.952°, 141.908° | 64.4 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-18 2026-03-18 10:08:43 UTC | 4.8mb | Izu Islands, Japan region 32.394°, 141.733° | 10.0 km | 1 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-18 2026-03-18 04:33:47 UTC | 4.6mb | 99 km ENE of Yokohama, Japan 41.264°, 142.407° | 58.3 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-17 2026-03-17 23:39:20 UTC | 4.3mb | Izu Islands, Japan region 30.238°, 137.493° | 492.7 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-16 2026-03-16 11:37:49 UTC | 4.6mb | 37 km SE of Itō, Japan 34.773°, 139.413° | 122.0 km | 1 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-15 2026-03-15 20:25:17 UTC | 4.3mb | 27 km NW of Yawatahama, Japan 33.628°, 132.212° | 68.5 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-15 2026-03-15 18:56:54 UTC | 4.9mb | 84 km SSW of Honchō, Japan 41.398°, 142.622° | 41.4 km | 1 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-15 2026-03-15 16:32:42 UTC | 4.8mb | 139 km SSE of Honchō, Japan 40.907°, 143.288° | 42.9 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-15 2026-03-15 05:06:06 UTC | 4.9mb | 1 km SW of Kiryū, Japan 36.391°, 139.317° | 95.6 km | 7 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-15 2026-03-15 04:48:45 UTC | 4.4mb | 124 km E of Tomioka, Japan 37.392°, 142.423° | 45.2 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-14 2026-03-14 11:17:28 UTC | 4.2mb | 92 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan 36.346°, 141.645° | 46.4 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-14 2026-03-14 10:19:12 UTC | 4.0mb | 246 km NNE of Ama, Japan 38.176°, 134.048° | 418.5 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-14 2026-03-14 05:59:01 UTC | 4.4mb | 89 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan 36.068°, 141.736° | 35.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-13 2026-03-13 19:55:24 UTC | 5.0mww | 122 km E of Yamada, Japan 39.418°, 143.375° | 32.9 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-13 2026-03-13 12:20:25 UTC | 4.3mb | Izu Islands, Japan region 29.869°, 139.273° | 407.5 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-12 2026-03-12 17:41:23 UTC | 4.1mb | 5 km NNE of Ayabe, Japan 35.347°, 135.265° | 369.1 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-11 2026-03-11 08:04:30 UTC | 4.4mb | Izu Islands, Japan region 32.161°, 140.161° | 105.3 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-11 2026-03-11 00:09:28 UTC | 4.3mb | Izu Islands, Japan region 32.326°, 141.928° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-10 2026-03-10 22:38:36 UTC | 4.7mb | 128 km NE of Kuji, Japan 40.935°, 142.924° | 37.8 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-10 2026-03-10 06:28:04 UTC | 4.5mwr | 2 km S of Namie, Japan 37.459°, 141.002° | 70.8 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-09 2026-03-09 21:06:03 UTC | 4.7mb | 186 km E of Noda, Japan 40.380°, 143.982° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-09 2026-03-09 15:45:43 UTC | 5.9mww | 19 km NE of Otobe, Japan 42.087°, 140.309° | 144.0 km | - | IV | green | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-09 2026-03-09 11:59:31 UTC | 4.1mb | 8 km S of Maizuru, Japan 35.377°, 135.336° | 370.5 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-09 2026-03-09 07:38:59 UTC | 4.9mb | Izu Islands, Japan region 30.785°, 142.781° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-09 2026-03-09 02:28:09 UTC | 4.0mb | 143 km E of Yamada, Japan 39.502°, 143.622° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-09 2026-03-09 00:38:23 UTC | 4.1mb | 209 km E of Yamada, Japan 39.249°, 144.361° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-08 2026-03-08 13:17:08 UTC | 5.7mww | 104 km E of Yamada, Japan 39.435°, 143.166° | 16.0 km | 1 | III | green | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-08 2026-03-08 13:08:35 UTC | 5.4mww | 106 km E of Yamada, Japan 39.386°, 143.186° | 16.0 km | 1 | III | green | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-06 2026-03-06 20:35:42 UTC | 4.4mb | 54 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan 38.864°, 142.284° | 56.3 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
2026-03-06 2026-03-06 20:31:52 UTC | 4.8mww | 65 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan 38.763°, 142.360° | 54.6 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Earthquake Statistics
122 km E of Yamada, Japan
2026-03-26
122 km E of Yamada, Japan
2026-03-26
Data from USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Updated every 5 minutes.
About Japan
Japan sits at the intersection of four tectonic plates and experiences thousands of earthquakes annually. The country has developed some of the world's most advanced earthquake engineering and early warning systems.
Japan Earthquakes 2026
In 2026, Japan has recorded 179 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater so far. The largest earthquake in Japan in 2026 was a magnitude 6.5 event near Yamada, Japan. As of today, seismic monitoring continues with 0 earthquakes detected in the past 24 hours and 55 in the last 30 days.
Seismic Activity in Japan
Japan sits at the intersection of four tectonic plates and experiences thousands of earthquakes annually. The country has developed some of the world's most advanced earthquake engineering and early warning systems.
Over the past 30 days, there have been 55 recorded earthquakes in this region. The largest recent earthquake was a magnitude 6.5 event near 122 km E of Yamada, Japan.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many earthquakes occur in Japan?
In the past 30 days, 55 earthquakes have been recorded in the Japan region. The number varies based on seismic activity in the area.
What was the biggest recent earthquake in Japan?
The largest recent earthquake in the Japan area was a magnitude 6.5 event that occurred 122 km E of Yamada, Japan.
How can I prepare for earthquakes in Japan?
Residents should secure heavy furniture, create an emergency kit with supplies for 72 hours, develop a family communication plan, and practice "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" during earthquake drills. Visit our preparedness section for detailed guides.
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