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Japan · Earthquake archives 2008

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

Events297
Largest magnitudeM 7.0
M6+12
M7+1
Average depth72.4 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan11Feb15Mar19Apr19May64Jun40Jul26Aug19Sep23Oct20Nov10Dec31
January11 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0February15 EventsMax M6.2 · M6+ 1March19 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1April19 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0May64 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 3June40 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 1July26 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 4August19 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0September23 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 1October20 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0November10 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0December31 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 1

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.0107 km E of Namie, Japan22.0 km2008-07-19 02:39:28 UTCView event →
M 6.924 km WSW of Mizusawa, Japan7.8 km2008-06-13 23:43:45 UTCView event →
M 6.978 km NE of Hasaki, Japan27.0 km2008-05-07 16:45:18 UTCView event →
M 6.8122 km SSE of Obihiro, Japan25.0 km2008-09-11 00:20:50 UTCView event →
M 6.829 km ENE of Morioka, Japan108.0 km2008-07-23 15:26:19 UTCView event →
M 6.3148 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan19.0 km2008-12-20 10:29:23 UTCView event →
M 6.280 km NE of Hasaki, Japan19.0 km2008-05-07 16:02:02 UTCView event →
M 6.2Bonin Islands, Japan region15.0 km2008-02-27 06:54:20 UTCView event →
M 6.195 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan23.3 km2008-05-07 16:16:36 UTCView event →
M 6.098 km ESE of Namie, Japan22.0 km2008-07-21 11:30:29 UTCView event →
M 6.0107 km NNE of Nago, Japan43.0 km2008-07-08 07:42:10 UTCView event →
M 6.0Bonin Islands, Japan region10.0 km2008-03-14 22:32:09 UTCView event →
M 5.9139 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan13.0 km2008-12-21 09:16:44 UTCView event →
M 5.8114 km ESE of ?funato, Japan14.0 km2008-12-03 23:16:54 UTCView event →
M 5.8Bonin Islands, Japan region481.4 km2008-07-20 21:30:29 UTCView event →
M 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region16.0 km2008-05-30 07:25:39 UTCView event →
M 5.870 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan46.7 km2008-04-29 05:26:04 UTCView event →
M 5.86 km ENE of Yuza, Japan166.0 km2008-04-16 19:19:36 UTCView event →
M 5.7Izu Islands, Japan region413.5 km2008-10-01 09:38:12 UTCView event →
M 5.7135 km WSW of Kamiiso, Japan205.0 km2008-06-04 17:03:06 UTCView event →
M 5.631 km SSW of Kamiiso, Japan149.0 km2008-09-22 07:31:59 UTCView event →
M 5.663 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan16.5 km2008-05-10 19:41:59 UTCView event →
M 5.687 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan17.0 km2008-05-08 23:21:06 UTCView event →
M 5.5126 km ESE of ?funato, Japan34.3 km2008-12-05 20:03:11 UTCView event →
M 5.548 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan101.8 km2008-09-09 07:43:13 UTCView event →
M 5.545 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan55.6 km2008-06-25 23:37:11 UTCView event →
M 5.535 km SSE of Yuzawa, Japan6.4 km2008-06-14 00:20:11 UTCView event →
M 5.4150 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan8.2 km2008-12-23 20:57:20 UTCView event →
M 5.4111 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan10.0 km2008-12-20 19:13:38 UTCView event →
M 5.482 km E of Mutsu, Japan39.0 km2008-08-08 15:53:09 UTCView event →
M 5.4117 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan10.0 km2008-07-22 08:46:47 UTCView event →
M 5.427 km WSW of Mizusawa, Japan10.2 km2008-06-14 00:20:47 UTCView event →
M 5.488 km NE of Hasaki, Japan37.9 km2008-05-07 17:31:18 UTCView event →
M 5.4100 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan35.0 km2008-05-07 16:03:40 UTCView event →
M 5.482 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan52.9 km2008-03-13 08:41:07 UTCView event →
M 5.3off the east coast of Honshu, Japan22.2 km2008-12-25 10:43:12 UTCView event →
M 5.3132 km ESE of ?funato, Japan34.9 km2008-12-18 06:47:13 UTCView event →
M 5.3116 km ESE of ?funato, Japan16.0 km2008-12-04 03:10:55 UTCView event →
M 5.397 km NE of Naze, Japan40.2 km2008-09-13 20:21:35 UTCView event →
M 5.3140 km SSE of Obihiro, Japan35.3 km2008-09-11 00:32:48 UTCView event →
M 5.3157 km SE of Shing?, Japan410.4 km2008-09-05 15:12:03 UTCView event →
M 5.3178 km WNW of Naha, Japan25.4 km2008-08-04 10:25:58 UTCView event →
M 5.3124 km E of Namie, Japan31.4 km2008-07-19 02:47:29 UTCView event →
M 5.3Volcano Islands, Japan region35.0 km2008-06-12 13:10:12 UTCView event →
M 5.3111 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan6.1 km2008-05-07 16:09:04 UTCView event →
M 5.2150 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan10.0 km2008-12-20 10:48:23 UTCView event →
M 5.2224 km ESE of Yamada, Japan33.2 km2008-12-14 20:29:31 UTCView event →
M 5.224 km SE of Nemuro, Japan29.0 km2008-11-21 15:44:46 UTCView event →
M 5.29 km S of ?miya, Japan51.5 km2008-08-22 10:59:50 UTCView event →
M 5.255 km ESE of Nago, Japan24.6 km2008-08-09 11:54:19 UTCView event →
M 5.2146 km NW of Naha, Japan16.4 km2008-08-05 01:00:46 UTCView event →
M 5.233 km ESE of Morioka, Japan111.9 km2008-07-24 02:27:53 UTCView event →
M 5.225 km NNE of Nemuro, Japan85.0 km2008-05-10 18:24:02 UTCView event →
M 5.225 km W of Hirara, Japan35.0 km2008-04-27 17:32:11 UTCView event →
M 5.237 km ENE of Iwaki, Japan41.8 km2008-03-24 03:40:12 UTCView event →
M 5.24 km ESE of Funaishikawa, Japan57.0 km2008-03-07 16:54:57 UTCView event →
M 5.2Bonin Islands, Japan region10.0 km2008-02-01 14:12:18 UTCView event →
M 5.2Volcano Islands, Japan region190.8 km2008-01-18 11:34:40 UTCView event →
M 5.1127 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan10.0 km2008-12-20 17:37:16 UTCView event →
M 5.146 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan83.5 km2008-10-29 15:48:40 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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