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Japan · Earthquake archives 2001

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

Events281
Largest magnitudeM 6.8
M6+7
M7+0
Average depth67.0 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan18Feb20Mar15Apr22May20Jun20Jul43Aug24Sep17Oct17Nov26Dec39
January18 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0February20 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0March15 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 1April22 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 2May20 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0June20 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0July43 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0August24 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 1September17 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0October17 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0November26 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0December39 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 3

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.862 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan14.0 km2001-12-18 04:02:58 UTCView event →
M 6.816 km SSW of Kure, Japan50.0 km2001-03-24 06:27:53 UTCView event →
M 6.53 km NW of Hanamaki, Japan123.8 km2001-12-02 13:01:53 UTCView event →
M 6.487 km ENE of Misawa, Japan38.0 km2001-08-13 20:11:23 UTCView event →
M 6.215 km SE of Naze, Japan33.0 km2001-12-08 20:29:34 UTCView event →
M 6.037 km SE of Nemuro, Japan86.0 km2001-04-26 17:48:57 UTCView event →
M 6.0Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2001-04-14 23:27:26 UTCView event →
M 5.9Bonin Islands, Japan region35.4 km2001-12-23 10:21:28 UTCView event →
M 5.9120 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan33.0 km2001-10-02 01:01:34 UTCView event →
M 5.9137 km NE of Hirara, Japan33.0 km2001-08-17 22:25:49 UTCView event →
M 5.9285 km S of Shimoda, Japan33.0 km2001-07-04 17:47:45 UTCView event →
M 5.9105 km ESE of Namie, Japan33.0 km2001-02-24 21:53:54 UTCView event →
M 5.9Volcano Islands, Japan region87.3 km2001-01-14 08:58:25 UTCView event →
M 5.862 km SSW of Hirara, Japan15.7 km2001-02-08 05:41:39 UTCView event →
M 5.7Bonin Islands, Japan region33.0 km2001-09-12 22:23:44 UTCView event →
M 5.7284 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan33.0 km2001-07-05 01:41:18 UTCView event →
M 5.718 km SE of Saiki, Japan33.0 km2001-04-25 14:40:06 UTCView event →
M 5.6190 km SE of Ishigaki, Japan10.0 km2001-11-25 14:31:57 UTCView event →
M 5.674 km ENE of Namie, Japan42.9 km2001-10-02 08:19:49 UTCView event →
M 5.6278 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan33.0 km2001-07-05 03:47:31 UTCView event →
M 5.6286 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan33.0 km2001-07-04 09:48:31 UTCView event →
M 5.661 km W of Yonakuni, Japan77.5 km2001-06-13 13:17:55 UTCView event →
M 5.669 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan33.0 km2001-04-13 23:16:17 UTCView event →
M 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region54.6 km2001-01-23 16:24:03 UTCView event →
M 5.5120 km W of Naze, Japan135.9 km2001-10-30 21:04:24 UTCView event →
M 5.5280 km S of Shimoda, Japan33.0 km2001-07-04 10:23:31 UTCView event →
M 5.525 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan63.8 km2001-04-02 19:54:18 UTCView event →
M 5.551 km WNW of Naze, Japan79.8 km2001-03-05 11:08:34 UTCView event →
M 5.4131 km NE of Hirara, Japan33.0 km2001-08-20 04:12:37 UTCView event →
M 5.474 km ESE of Naze, Japan33.0 km2001-07-10 11:26:32 UTCView event →
M 5.476 km SE of Yonakuni, Japan33.0 km2001-06-13 22:27:03 UTCView event →
M 5.498 km SE of Shing?, Japan417.3 km2001-04-23 13:55:27 UTCView event →
M 5.443 km E of Namie, Japan45.2 km2001-04-12 07:01:50 UTCView event →
M 5.410 km NE of Mori, Japan33.0 km2001-04-03 14:57:10 UTCView event →
M 5.4Izu Islands, Japan region55.3 km2001-01-23 16:11:35 UTCView event →
M 5.3Volcano Islands, Japan region33.0 km2001-12-18 12:07:54 UTCView event →
M 5.360 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan10.0 km2001-12-18 05:13:33 UTCView event →
M 5.3140 km ESE of Shing?, Japan362.2 km2001-11-11 18:12:46 UTCView event →
M 5.3115 km NW of Yoichi, Japan220.9 km2001-11-03 23:34:32 UTCView event →
M 5.355 km SE of Iwaki, Japan46.3 km2001-09-04 14:54:40 UTCView event →
M 5.3285 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan33.0 km2001-07-05 02:15:42 UTCView event →
M 5.3275 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan33.0 km2001-07-05 02:05:49 UTCView event →
M 5.3105 km ESE of Namie, Japan33.0 km2001-02-26 06:08:32 UTCView event →
M 5.315 km E of Tottori, Japan33.0 km2001-01-11 23:00:07 UTCView event →
M 5.320 km WSW of Shiozawa, Japan21.4 km2001-01-04 04:18:21 UTCView event →
M 5.253 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan10.0 km2001-12-22 21:40:25 UTCView event →
M 5.298 km ESE of Yamada, Japan33.0 km2001-11-26 12:10:10 UTCView event →
M 5.2113 km SE of Hasaki, Japan42.9 km2001-10-04 16:57:29 UTCView event →
M 5.239 km E of ?arai, Japan43.2 km2001-09-02 15:03:46 UTCView event →
M 5.283 km NE of Misawa, Japan58.8 km2001-08-24 09:48:02 UTCView event →
M 5.2258 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan33.0 km2001-07-05 05:08:30 UTCView event →
M 5.253 km ESE of Naze, Japan33.0 km2001-07-02 05:56:27 UTCView event →
M 5.285 km NNE of Nago, Japan55.7 km2001-05-07 14:32:52 UTCView event →
M 5.222 km WNW of H?j?, Japan42.9 km2001-03-25 20:40:51 UTCView event →
M 5.2154 km ESE of ?funato, Japan33.0 km2001-03-24 21:24:32 UTCView event →
M 5.2Volcano Islands, Japan region41.9 km2001-03-03 03:03:02 UTCView event →
M 5.257 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan109.4 km2001-02-16 23:13:09 UTCView event →
M 5.2Izu Islands, Japan region384.2 km2001-02-14 18:10:01 UTCView event →
M 5.144 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan10.0 km2001-12-28 00:41:38 UTCView event →
M 5.1238 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan55.1 km2001-11-24 16:29:01 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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