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Japan · Earthquake archives 2006

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

Events195
Largest magnitudeM 6.4
M6+4
M7+0
Average depth87.8 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan14Feb13Mar19Apr26May16Jun19Jul6Aug16Sep14Oct16Nov14Dec22
January14 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0February13 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0March19 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0April26 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0May16 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0June19 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 1July6 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0August16 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0September14 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0October16 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 2November14 EventsMax M6.2 · M6+ 1December22 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.4Izu Islands, Japan region11.0 km2006-10-23 21:17:19 UTCView event →
M 6.315 km S of Tsukawaki, Japan140.0 km2006-06-11 20:01:26 UTCView event →
M 6.2Ryukyu Islands, Japan22.0 km2006-11-17 18:03:12 UTCView event →
M 6.0150 km ESE of Namie, Japan9.0 km2006-10-10 23:58:04 UTCView event →
M 5.9Bonin Islands, Japan region20.0 km2006-08-06 18:16:39 UTCView event →
M 5.957 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan33.0 km2006-07-28 07:40:11 UTCView event →
M 5.9278 km SE of Shing?, Japan401.0 km2006-03-28 13:32:47 UTCView event →
M 5.752 km S of Koshima, Japan35.0 km2006-12-10 15:28:09 UTCView event →
M 5.7Izu Islands, Japan region431.6 km2006-04-16 11:48:56 UTCView event →
M 5.772 km NE of Hasaki, Japan28.0 km2006-02-03 04:37:36 UTCView event →
M 5.7101 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan25.8 km2006-01-18 14:25:27 UTCView event →
M 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2006-10-29 08:31:44 UTCView event →
M 5.616 km SE of It?, Japan22.6 km2006-04-20 17:50:40 UTCView event →
M 5.6Volcano Islands, Japan region160.5 km2006-02-17 02:13:29 UTCView event →
M 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2006-01-01 07:11:57 UTCView event →
M 5.571 km NE of Naze, Japan33.2 km2006-08-31 22:58:25 UTCView event →
M 5.518 km SW of Shing?, Japan411.2 km2006-08-21 22:20:49 UTCView event →
M 5.570 km NE of Naze, Japan22.0 km2006-08-12 18:39:17 UTCView event →
M 5.5161 km ENE of Miyako, Japan28.8 km2006-06-16 20:19:21 UTCView event →
M 5.5170 km ENE of Miyako, Japan30.0 km2006-06-16 17:10:40 UTCView event →
M 5.545 km SSE of Saiki, Japan34.8 km2006-03-27 02:50:26 UTCView event →
M 5.4140 km ESE of Shing?, Japan366.3 km2006-11-17 12:31:36 UTCView event →
M 5.454 km N of Yonakuni, Japan146.0 km2006-08-27 17:11:17 UTCView event →
M 5.3249 km N of Sakaiminato, Japan441.4 km2006-11-27 19:26:06 UTCView event →
M 5.310 km N of Hiji, Japan72.7 km2006-09-25 22:03:47 UTCView event →
M 5.366 km NNE of Miyako, Japan46.4 km2006-07-05 17:08:41 UTCView event →
M 5.352 km ESE of Koshima, Japan39.0 km2006-05-22 15:16:20 UTCView event →
M 5.3183 km W of Naze, Japan10.0 km2006-04-28 04:19:44 UTCView event →
M 5.360 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan37.2 km2006-04-13 04:27:22 UTCView event →
M 5.378 km NE of Hasaki, Japan36.8 km2006-02-03 06:10:06 UTCView event →
M 5.391 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan41.8 km2006-01-31 19:23:59 UTCView event →
M 5.3Volcano Islands, Japan region33.2 km2006-01-24 00:36:49 UTCView event →
M 5.274 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan40.0 km2006-06-30 23:28:13 UTCView event →
M 5.2Izu Islands, Japan region438.3 km2006-05-26 10:25:59 UTCView event →
M 5.2100 km SSE of Toba, Japan338.0 km2006-03-04 18:38:14 UTCView event →
M 5.2138 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan31.9 km2006-02-21 04:44:08 UTCView event →
M 5.191 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan34.8 km2006-12-06 14:04:50 UTCView event →
M 5.1Izu Islands, Japan region439.8 km2006-11-16 23:17:35 UTCView event →
M 5.1Bonin Islands, Japan region519.5 km2006-11-16 20:49:25 UTCView event →
M 5.1107 km SE of ?funato, Japan67.9 km2006-10-01 17:07:24 UTCView event →
M 5.128 km S of Hasaki, Japan49.7 km2006-09-06 18:06:33 UTCView event →
M 5.1137 km E of Miyako, Japan36.4 km2006-08-20 01:58:19 UTCView event →
M 5.130 km W of Shibetsu, Japan120.0 km2006-04-10 11:25:59 UTCView event →
M 5.1near the east coast of Honshu, Japan59.0 km2006-03-13 04:06:09 UTCView event →
M 5.167 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan31.5 km2006-02-03 04:39:27 UTCView event →
M 5.17 km WSW of Urayasu, Japan103.5 km2006-02-01 11:35:53 UTCView event →
M 5.057 km E of Nemuro, Japan10.0 km2006-12-30 22:34:36 UTCView event →
M 5.0Izu Islands, Japan region34.0 km2006-06-16 14:47:09 UTCView event →
M 5.041 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan50.1 km2006-05-11 16:09:45 UTCView event →
M 5.0136 km NNW of Naze, Japan48.4 km2006-04-09 18:28:13 UTCView event →
M 5.0Izu Islands, Japan region18.3 km2006-03-29 02:20:31 UTCView event →
M 5.071 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan33.9 km2006-03-13 04:15:33 UTCView event →
M 5.060 km NE of Miyako, Japan3.3 km2006-03-11 22:06:39 UTCView event →
M 5.0Izu Islands, Japan region69.7 km2006-01-31 20:02:12 UTCView event →
M 4.942 km S of Katsuura, Japan35.0 km2006-12-30 23:30:04 UTCView event →
M 4.9165 km WNW of Naha, Japan35.0 km2006-12-13 00:09:21 UTCView event →
M 4.9102 km S of Yudomari, Japan35.0 km2006-12-09 00:59:28 UTCView event →
M 4.964 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan26.5 km2006-12-07 05:36:37 UTCView event →
M 4.954 km S of Hirara, Japan35.0 km2006-12-02 22:20:49 UTCView event →
M 4.9124 km WNW of Naha, Japan40.5 km2006-11-06 12:28:32 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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