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Japan · Earthquake archives 2000

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events622
Largest magnitudeM 7.6
M6+16
M7+2
Average depth45.1 km

Monthly activity

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Jan25Feb14Mar27Apr24May26Jun82Jul213Aug120Sep18Oct37Nov20Dec16
January25 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1February14 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0March27 EventsMax M7.6 · M6+ 1April24 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0May26 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0June82 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 5July213 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 4August120 EventsMax M7.4 · M6+ 1September18 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0October37 EventsMax M6.7 · M6+ 3November20 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1December16 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.6Volcano Islands, Japan region126.5 km2000-03-28 11:00:22 UTCView event →
M 7.4Bonin Islands, Japan region394.8 km2000-08-06 07:27:12 UTCView event →
M 6.78 km ESE of Matsue, Japan10.0 km2000-10-06 04:30:19 UTCView event →
M 6.594 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-30 12:25:45 UTCView event →
M 6.4124 km SE of Koshima, Japan33.0 km2000-06-06 14:57:02 UTCView event →
M 6.3123 km NE of Miyako, Japan33.0 km2000-10-03 04:13:30 UTCView event →
M 6.3Izu Islands, Japan region485.3 km2000-06-09 23:31:45 UTCView event →
M 6.26 km SE of Narut?, Japan62.3 km2000-06-03 08:54:49 UTCView event →
M 6.1Bonin Islands, Japan region388.0 km2000-10-27 04:21:51 UTCView event →
M 6.1near the south coast of Honshu, Japan10.0 km2000-07-15 01:30:30 UTCView event →
M 6.153 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-01 07:01:55 UTCView event →
M 6.1177 km ESE of Koshima, Japan10.0 km2000-06-15 11:10:46 UTCView event →
M 6.062 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan33.0 km2000-11-13 15:57:21 UTCView event →
M 6.031 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan47.1 km2000-07-20 18:39:18 UTCView event →
M 6.033 km S of Kushima, Japan10.0 km2000-06-25 06:34:42 UTCView event →
M 6.0162 km NNW of Hirara, Japan193.9 km2000-01-28 16:39:24 UTCView event →
M 5.971 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-08 18:57:44 UTCView event →
M 5.9Sea of Japan10.0 km2000-06-06 21:16:42 UTCView event →
M 5.8119 km N of Naze, Japan33.0 km2000-10-02 07:29:42 UTCView event →
M 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region472.6 km2000-06-09 22:35:13 UTCView event →
M 5.710 km E of Hasaki, Japan59.8 km2000-12-04 16:47:37 UTCView event →
M 5.7121 km S of Ishigaki, Japan14.4 km2000-11-08 18:36:21 UTCView event →
M 5.7128 km N of Naze, Japan33.0 km2000-10-02 07:44:10 UTCView event →
M 5.764 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-08-18 01:52:20 UTCView event →
M 5.7149 km SSE of Koshima, Japan33.0 km2000-08-07 05:23:40 UTCView event →
M 5.790 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-30 00:18:00 UTCView event →
M 5.761 km E of ?hara, Japan52.4 km2000-07-21 05:16:37 UTCView event →
M 5.771 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-02 20:03:34 UTCView event →
M 5.7Bonin Islands, Japan region453.2 km2000-01-10 16:40:42 UTCView event →
M 5.660 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan33.0 km2000-11-14 03:52:59 UTCView event →
M 5.6Volcano Islands, Japan region99.6 km2000-08-27 17:19:06 UTCView event →
M 5.645 km S of Kushima, Japan35.0 km2000-08-03 05:30:12 UTCView event →
M 5.665 km SE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-27 01:49:53 UTCView event →
M 5.663 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-23 21:52:44 UTCView event →
M 5.681 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-06-29 06:30:22 UTCView event →
M 5.6125 km ENE of Miyako, Japan33.0 km2000-04-26 12:55:04 UTCView event →
M 5.5western Honshu, Japan34.9 km2000-10-30 16:42:51 UTCView event →
M 5.5Volcano Islands, Japan region137.5 km2000-10-14 20:02:52 UTCView event →
M 5.575 km E of ?arai, Japan33.0 km2000-08-19 12:41:28 UTCView event →
M 5.585 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-30 12:48:55 UTCView event →
M 5.559 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-27 02:12:50 UTCView event →
M 5.589 km SE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-06-29 04:02:36 UTCView event →
M 5.527 km NNE of Maizuru, Japan346.5 km2000-04-21 11:06:16 UTCView event →
M 5.520 km SE of Koseda, Japan42.9 km2000-01-23 07:40:04 UTCView event →
M 5.462 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan48.0 km2000-12-12 20:32:56 UTCView event →
M 5.432 km N of Sh?bara, Japan10.0 km2000-10-08 04:17:55 UTCView event →
M 5.481 km SE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-08-23 14:57:11 UTCView event →
M 5.459 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-08-03 12:13:10 UTCView event →
M 5.4140 km E of Yamada, Japan33.0 km2000-07-31 04:37:06 UTCView event →
M 5.469 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-28 13:32:43 UTCView event →
M 5.468 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-19 21:18:19 UTCView event →
M 5.4115 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan33.0 km2000-07-19 17:18:29 UTCView event →
M 5.4Bonin Islands, Japan region10.0 km2000-07-17 12:58:09 UTCView event →
M 5.466 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-14 18:28:23 UTCView event →
M 5.460 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-14 10:19:28 UTCView event →
M 5.473 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-08 16:49:11 UTCView event →
M 5.467 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-07 02:45:26 UTCView event →
M 5.4164 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan50.8 km2000-07-06 04:09:18 UTCView event →
M 5.465 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-04 06:53:51 UTCView event →
M 5.442 km SSE of Kushima, Japan33.0 km2000-07-03 13:24:30 UTCView event →

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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