Japan · Earthquake archives October 2002

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

Events82

Largest magnitudeM 6.1

M6+1

M7+0

Average depth43.0 km

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 6.1	87 km E of Mutsu, Japan	61.4 km	2002-10-14 14:12:43 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	43 km E of ?arai, Japan	41.5 km	2002-10-20 16:06:00 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	137 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan	30.7 km	2002-10-12 10:59:33 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	45 km WNW of Nagata, Japan	125.4 km	2002-10-25 14:40:51 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	101 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 06:07:04 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	105 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 04:35:13 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	104 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-25 02:49:24 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	102 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 09:28:00 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	110 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 13:48:11 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	93 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 04:19:07 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	99 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 02:32:31 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	103 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 02:27:52 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	105 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 05:18:46 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	102 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 03:22:23 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	101 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-23 23:51:09 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	102 km NNW of Hirara, Japan	43.6 km	2002-10-04 17:33:04 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	97 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-23 23:17:58 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	138 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan	47.7 km	2002-10-11 01:04:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	93 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 12:01:51 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	90 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 08:14:39 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	108 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 07:16:28 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	104 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 07:15:25 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	120 km N of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 04:14:38 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	102 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 02:02:15 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	103 km N of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 00:18:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Bonin Islands, Japan region	470.6 km	2002-10-19 13:50:38 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	54 km S of Yonakuni, Japan	33.0 km	2002-10-08 09:48:34 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	185 km S of Shimoda, Japan	33.0 km	2002-10-28 03:33:09 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	102 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 13:23:21 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	86 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 06:52:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	101 km N of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 05:55:50 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	104 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 05:47:13 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	101 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 05:30:50 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	105 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 01:38:18 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	104 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 01:02:59 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	157 km S of Shimoda, Japan	35.8 km	2002-10-23 15:46:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	30 km WNW of Uwajima, Japan	43.5 km	2002-10-13 10:06:30 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	208 km S of Shimoda, Japan	200.0 km	2002-10-08 14:11:10 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Volcano Islands, Japan region	76.7 km	2002-10-27 01:24:14 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	8 km SSW of Tenn?, Japan	40.2 km	2002-10-24 20:00:39 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	120 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 11:53:47 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	110 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 09:57:43 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	110 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 08:42:48 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	99 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 06:49:55 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	99 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 05:42:33 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	103 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 04:24:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	100 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 03:01:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	99 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 01:53:14 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	109 km N of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 01:07:36 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	94 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-23 23:41:29 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Izu Islands, Japan region	33.0 km	2002-10-21 00:24:53 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	4 km SE of Asahi, Japan	59.6 km	2002-10-16 04:04:36 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	100 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan	33.0 km	2002-10-15 10:26:01 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	140 km SSE of Toba, Japan	357.9 km	2002-10-02 19:48:24 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	27 km SE of Nemuro, Japan	127.7 km	2002-10-31 16:10:00 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	190 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan	13.6 km	2002-10-26 11:55:54 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	27 km E of Iwaki, Japan	34.7 km	2002-10-26 10:43:24 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	102 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 15:36:45 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	121 km N of Ishigaki, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 10:30:34 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	105 km NW of Hirara, Japan	10.0 km	2002-10-24 02:49:57 UTC	View event →

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