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Japan · Earthquake archives 2004

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Events433
Largest magnitudeM 7.4
M6+18
M7+3
Average depth61.7 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan33Feb25Mar23Apr29May41Jun39Jul23Aug30Sep61Oct55Nov43Dec31
January33 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0February25 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0March23 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0April29 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 2May41 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 1June39 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0July23 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 1August30 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0September61 EventsMax M7.4 · M6+ 5October55 EventsMax M6.7 · M6+ 5November43 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 3December31 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 1

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.4118 km ESE of Shing?, Japan10.0 km2004-09-05 14:57:18 UTCView event →
M 7.294 km SE of Shing?, Japan14.0 km2004-09-05 10:07:07 UTCView event →
M 7.051 km SW of Nemuro, Japan39.0 km2004-11-28 18:32:14 UTCView event →
M 6.854 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan35.0 km2004-12-06 14:15:11 UTCView event →
M 6.731 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan94.0 km2004-10-15 04:08:50 UTCView event →
M 6.68 km SSW of Ojiya, Japan16.0 km2004-10-23 08:56:00 UTCView event →
M 6.6129 km ESE of Shing?, Japan10.0 km2004-09-06 23:29:35 UTCView event →
M 6.5119 km ESE of Shing?, Japan15.0 km2004-09-05 14:57:32 UTCView event →
M 6.5140 km SE of Katsuura, Japan16.0 km2004-05-29 20:56:09 UTCView event →
M 6.361 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan29.0 km2004-11-08 15:55:01 UTCView event →
M 6.32 km NNE of Ojiya, Japan10.0 km2004-10-23 09:34:04 UTCView event →
M 6.192 km S of Kushiro, Japan32.8 km2004-11-11 10:02:47 UTCView event →
M 6.12 km NE of Ojiya, Japan10.5 km2004-10-23 09:03:12 UTCView event →
M 6.1130 km ESE of Shing?, Japan21.2 km2004-09-08 14:58:25 UTCView event →
M 6.191 km E of Nago, Japan20.9 km2004-07-22 09:45:14 UTCView event →
M 6.138 km E of Kushiro, Japan41.8 km2004-04-11 18:06:12 UTCView event →
M 6.07 km ESE of Ojiya, Japan14.1 km2004-10-27 01:40:50 UTCView event →
M 6.037 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan31.0 km2004-04-03 23:02:00 UTCView event →
M 5.954 km SW of Nemuro, Japan39.5 km2004-11-28 18:36:41 UTCView event →
M 5.823 km NNE of Rumoi, Japan10.0 km2004-12-14 05:56:10 UTCView event →
M 5.815 km SSE of Kashiwazaki, Japan18.0 km2004-10-23 09:11:57 UTCView event →
M 5.865 km E of ?arai, Japan47.0 km2004-10-16 18:54:43 UTCView event →
M 5.84 km E of Noda, Japan64.0 km2004-10-06 14:40:39 UTCView event →
M 5.849 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan49.9 km2004-06-10 18:12:09 UTCView event →
M 5.883 km ENE of Namie, Japan29.3 km2004-05-29 03:47:10 UTCView event →
M 5.8124 km S of Kushiro, Japan22.4 km2004-03-26 15:20:06 UTCView event →
M 5.762 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan44.5 km2004-12-29 13:58:50 UTCView event →
M 5.7112 km ENE of Naze, Japan38.0 km2004-12-29 13:20:29 UTCView event →
M 5.744 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan58.0 km2004-11-26 22:42:37 UTCView event →
M 5.7Bonin Islands, Japan region10.0 km2004-11-02 08:45:56 UTCView event →
M 5.78 km W of Ojiya, Japan11.0 km2004-10-24 21:04:57 UTCView event →
M 5.711 km SE of Kashiwazaki, Japan10.0 km2004-10-23 10:45:57 UTCView event →
M 5.715 km NW of T?kamachi, Japan10.0 km2004-10-23 10:36:45 UTCView event →
M 5.76 km ESE of Ojiya, Japan10.0 km2004-10-23 08:59:37 UTCView event →
M 5.793 km SE of Shing?, Japan10.0 km2004-09-05 20:30:59 UTCView event →
M 5.765 km E of Iwaki, Japan34.9 km2004-09-01 02:49:28 UTCView event →
M 5.72 km SE of Miyako, Japan69.7 km2004-08-10 06:13:33 UTCView event →
M 5.642 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan37.4 km2004-12-21 15:34:28 UTCView event →
M 5.699 km S of ?yama, Japan10.0 km2004-11-08 15:07:24 UTCView event →
M 5.66 km NNW of T?kamachi, Japan10.0 km2004-10-23 09:57:26 UTCView event →
M 5.688 km SSE of Shing?, Japan10.0 km2004-09-10 02:05:57 UTCView event →
M 5.6116 km ESE of Shing?, Japan10.0 km2004-09-07 18:36:20 UTCView event →
M 5.640 km SSE of Kamogawa, Japan46.1 km2004-07-17 06:10:18 UTCView event →
M 5.5142 km S of Kushiro, Japan25.0 km2004-11-14 18:44:14 UTCView event →
M 5.56 km S of Nagaoka, Japan10.0 km2004-11-08 02:15:58 UTCView event →
M 5.577 km E of Nago, Japan30.8 km2004-07-24 18:54:58 UTCView event →
M 5.572 km SE of Kushiro, Japan28.6 km2004-05-06 13:43:12 UTCView event →
M 5.527 km SE of Nemuro, Japan40.3 km2004-02-17 07:46:27 UTCView event →
M 5.5Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2004-01-31 14:49:06 UTCView event →
M 5.4126 km ENE of Naze, Japan45.6 km2004-12-29 18:31:08 UTCView event →
M 5.42 km SW of Ojiya, Japan10.0 km2004-10-23 09:07:31 UTCView event →
M 5.467 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan33.6 km2004-10-16 17:19:19 UTCView event →
M 5.4146 km SE of Shing?, Japan23.9 km2004-09-08 14:40:10 UTCView event →
M 5.470 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan26.0 km2004-08-20 17:37:53 UTCView event →
M 5.4136 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan32.2 km2004-07-21 00:38:22 UTCView event →
M 5.4143 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan30.4 km2004-07-21 00:11:29 UTCView event →
M 5.475 km SE of Kushiro, Japan28.4 km2004-05-06 13:40:18 UTCView event →
M 5.427 km E of ?arai, Japan48.9 km2004-03-11 02:35:00 UTCView event →
M 5.38 km WSW of Nagaoka, Japan10.0 km2004-11-03 23:57:28 UTCView event →
M 5.3262 km SSE of Muroto-misakicho, Japan502.2 km2004-10-11 05:09:36 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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