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Japan · Earthquake archives 2002

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Events327
Largest magnitudeM 6.4
M6+6
M7+0
Average depth62.0 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan28Feb14Mar26Apr14May19Jun22Jul34Aug19Sep18Oct82Nov25Dec26
January28 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0February14 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0March26 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 1April14 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0May19 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0June22 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0July34 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0August19 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 3September18 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0October82 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 1November25 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 1December26 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.430 km SE of ?funato, Japan39.0 km2002-11-03 03:37:42 UTCView event →
M 6.4110 km S of Ishigaki, Japan33.0 km2002-03-26 03:45:48 UTCView event →
M 6.3Izu Islands, Japan region9.0 km2002-08-20 10:59:32 UTCView event →
M 6.3Izu Islands, Japan region426.1 km2002-08-02 23:11:39 UTCView event →
M 6.187 km E of Mutsu, Japan61.4 km2002-10-14 14:12:43 UTCView event →
M 6.150 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan42.6 km2002-08-24 18:40:53 UTCView event →
M 5.9Bonin Islands, Japan region488.7 km2002-06-03 09:15:00 UTCView event →
M 5.9Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2002-03-20 04:00:18 UTCView event →
M 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region33.0 km2002-03-11 01:46:20 UTCView event →
M 5.7110 km ESE of Namie, Japan33.0 km2002-07-23 20:05:31 UTCView event →
M 5.760 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan71.4 km2002-04-03 23:42:12 UTCView event →
M 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region33.0 km2002-09-17 03:58:13 UTCView event →
M 5.625 km SE of Takahagi, Japan45.0 km2002-02-12 13:44:37 UTCView event →
M 5.5150 km SE of Katsuura, Japan10.0 km2002-12-10 21:02:19 UTCView event →
M 5.543 km E of ?arai, Japan41.5 km2002-10-20 16:06:00 UTCView event →
M 5.5137 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan30.7 km2002-10-12 10:59:33 UTCView event →
M 5.5128 km SE of Nichinan, Japan33.0 km2002-07-16 11:57:26 UTCView event →
M 5.5Bonin Islands, Japan region45.1 km2002-03-04 20:21:22 UTCView event →
M 5.570 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan61.0 km2002-02-14 01:12:21 UTCView event →
M 5.5100 km S of Hirara, Japan10.0 km2002-01-16 13:33:06 UTCView event →
M 5.455 km SE of ?funato, Japan40.2 km2002-12-04 15:50:42 UTCView event →
M 5.450 km SW of Kushiro, Japan94.2 km2002-12-01 09:56:59 UTCView event →
M 5.472 km SE of Kushiro, Japan33.0 km2002-11-30 07:15:54 UTCView event →
M 5.4Kyushu, Japan33.0 km2002-11-04 04:35:57 UTCView event →
M 5.445 km WNW of Nagata, Japan125.4 km2002-10-25 14:40:51 UTCView event →
M 5.4101 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan10.0 km2002-10-24 06:07:04 UTCView event →
M 5.4105 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan10.0 km2002-10-24 04:35:13 UTCView event →
M 5.412 km WSW of Kitakami, Japan95.5 km2002-05-12 01:29:35 UTCView event →
M 5.419 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan46.9 km2002-02-11 01:09:54 UTCView event →
M 5.365 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan33.0 km2002-11-26 15:29:45 UTCView event →
M 5.3104 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan10.0 km2002-10-25 02:49:24 UTCView event →
M 5.3102 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan10.0 km2002-10-24 09:28:00 UTCView event →
M 5.324 km SW of Kurayoshi, Japan10.0 km2002-09-16 01:10:49 UTCView event →
M 5.3165 km S of Hirara, Japan39.2 km2002-09-08 23:47:56 UTCView event →
M 5.3130 km NW of Nago, Japan33.0 km2002-07-18 10:13:21 UTCView event →
M 5.3Izu Islands, Japan region33.0 km2002-07-14 19:10:40 UTCView event →
M 5.390 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan33.0 km2002-06-19 09:16:27 UTCView event →
M 5.383 km ENE of Miyako, Japan35.9 km2002-04-11 12:04:13 UTCView event →
M 5.337 km ESE of ?tsuchi, Japan49.1 km2002-01-27 07:09:14 UTCView event →
M 5.392 km N of Hirara, Japan33.0 km2002-01-12 00:18:24 UTCView event →
M 5.2Izu Islands, Japan region66.8 km2002-12-11 20:18:14 UTCView event →
M 5.2110 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan10.0 km2002-10-24 13:48:11 UTCView event →
M 5.293 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan10.0 km2002-10-24 04:19:07 UTCView event →
M 5.299 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan10.0 km2002-10-24 02:32:31 UTCView event →
M 5.2103 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan10.0 km2002-10-24 02:27:52 UTCView event →
M 5.249 km SE of Nemuro, Japan33.0 km2002-09-28 14:16:26 UTCView event →
M 5.252 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan61.4 km2002-07-28 11:31:27 UTCView event →
M 5.234 km SSE of Naze, Japan53.8 km2002-07-15 08:24:18 UTCView event →
M 5.288 km ESE of Nago, Japan33.0 km2002-05-09 16:37:34 UTCView event →
M 5.244 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan44.5 km2002-04-28 13:23:50 UTCView event →
M 5.178 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan58.2 km2002-11-30 13:51:08 UTCView event →
M 5.1107 km S of Yudomari, Japan33.8 km2002-11-24 05:07:54 UTCView event →
M 5.133 km SE of ?funato, Japan50.1 km2002-11-03 19:14:43 UTCView event →
M 5.1105 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan10.0 km2002-10-24 05:18:46 UTCView event →
M 5.1102 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan10.0 km2002-10-24 03:22:23 UTCView event →
M 5.1101 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan10.0 km2002-10-23 23:51:09 UTCView event →
M 5.1102 km NNW of Hirara, Japan43.6 km2002-10-04 17:33:04 UTCView event →
M 5.168 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan36.0 km2002-09-15 01:06:55 UTCView event →
M 5.1111 km ENE of Misawa, Japan54.0 km2002-08-11 21:55:30 UTCView event →
M 5.17 km NE of Hirara, Japan48.9 km2002-06-04 17:20:57 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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