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Japan · Earthquake archives 2009

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

Events215
Largest magnitudeM 7.1
M6+9
M7+1
Average depth73.5 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan20Feb13Mar18Apr22May10Jun14Jul10Aug36Sep22Oct22Nov10Dec18
January20 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0February13 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0March18 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0April22 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0May10 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0June14 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 1July10 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0August36 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 6September22 EventsMax M6.2 · M6+ 1October22 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 1November10 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0December18 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.1161 km S of ?yama, Japan292.0 km2009-08-09 10:55:55 UTCView event →
M 6.898 km NNE of Naze, Japan34.0 km2009-10-30 07:03:39 UTCView event →
M 6.7114 km SW of Ishigaki, Japan20.0 km2009-08-17 00:05:49 UTCView event →
M 6.6244 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan53.0 km2009-08-12 22:48:51 UTCView event →
M 6.4105 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan29.0 km2009-06-05 03:30:33 UTCView event →
M 6.232 km WSW of Makurazaki, Japan163.0 km2009-09-03 13:26:17 UTCView event →
M 6.28 km NE of Sagara, Japan40.4 km2009-08-10 20:07:09 UTCView event →
M 6.1120 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan15.0 km2009-08-17 10:10:56 UTCView event →
M 6.166 km SSW of Hirara, Japan25.0 km2009-08-05 00:17:58 UTCView event →
M 5.9155 km NW of Nago, Japan159.5 km2009-03-26 19:19:59 UTCView event →
M 5.8146 km N of Nago, Japan9.0 km2009-09-28 19:22:57 UTCView event →
M 5.828 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan34.0 km2009-06-06 05:52:43 UTCView event →
M 5.810 km N of Miyazaki, Japan26.0 km2009-04-05 09:36:26 UTCView event →
M 5.7112 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan10.0 km2009-08-17 10:15:05 UTCView event →
M 5.7143 km SSE of Itoman, Japan7.0 km2009-07-06 22:35:04 UTCView event →
M 5.768 km ESE of Hachinohe, Japan33.0 km2009-02-15 09:24:31 UTCView event →
M 5.736 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan34.0 km2009-01-31 21:51:52 UTCView event →
M 5.663 km ESE of ?funato, Japan37.0 km2009-06-23 07:37:17 UTCView event →
M 5.5Volcano Islands, Japan region140.1 km2009-07-29 14:52:08 UTCView event →
M 5.537 km NW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan105.0 km2009-02-28 00:35:56 UTCView event →
M 5.5146 km ENE of Naze, Japan24.1 km2009-02-21 00:12:56 UTCView event →
M 5.4131 km N of Nago, Japan10.0 km2009-09-29 22:36:17 UTCView event →
M 5.4113 km SW of Ishigaki, Japan5.7 km2009-08-18 13:17:35 UTCView event →
M 5.4139 km SSW of Kushiro, Japan33.4 km2009-02-22 14:24:11 UTCView event →
M 5.3Bonin Islands, Japan region109.0 km2009-11-03 18:03:55 UTCView event →
M 5.3Bonin Islands, Japan region423.8 km2009-09-22 22:59:34 UTCView event →
M 5.334 km NW of Shimokizukuri, Japan175.8 km2009-08-24 05:26:17 UTCView event →
M 5.3off the east coast of Honshu, Japan21.6 km2009-06-20 02:52:57 UTCView event →
M 5.3Bonin Islands, Japan region434.5 km2009-05-01 12:57:10 UTCView event →
M 5.3near the east coast of Honshu, Japan43.2 km2009-04-21 09:57:50 UTCView event →
M 5.3124 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan32.7 km2009-03-07 14:33:04 UTCView event →
M 5.2188 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan26.4 km2009-12-18 11:48:32 UTCView event →
M 5.2Volcano Islands, Japan region101.2 km2009-09-11 20:57:30 UTCView event →
M 5.235 km S of Koshima, Japan64.8 km2009-08-28 05:47:53 UTCView event →
M 5.2119 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan29.3 km2009-08-20 14:18:12 UTCView event →
M 5.2Volcano Islands, Japan region91.9 km2009-07-14 11:27:36 UTCView event →
M 5.259 km SE of Kushiro, Japan14.7 km2009-04-28 11:21:18 UTCView event →
M 5.233 km E of ?arai, Japan52.8 km2009-04-27 21:37:36 UTCView event →
M 5.2Volcano Islands, Japan region139.1 km2009-04-19 09:05:54 UTCView event →
M 5.14 km NE of Ashikaga, Japan91.7 km2009-12-17 20:41:30 UTCView event →
M 5.143 km SE of Namie, Japan59.7 km2009-12-02 06:14:29 UTCView event →
M 5.1104 km NNE of Naze, Japan59.5 km2009-10-25 06:17:02 UTCView event →
M 5.1Bonin Islands, Japan region420.5 km2009-10-18 02:01:24 UTCView event →
M 5.162 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan99.8 km2009-10-10 08:42:51 UTCView event →
M 5.1133 km ESE of Yamada, Japan28.0 km2009-06-23 07:24:13 UTCView event →
M 5.1Izu Islands, Japan region38.8 km2009-06-18 06:21:06 UTCView event →
M 5.17 km WSW of Ise, Japan351.5 km2009-06-10 04:07:02 UTCView event →
M 5.1166 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan26.6 km2009-05-09 19:34:33 UTCView event →
M 5.168 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan32.6 km2009-04-29 17:21:58 UTCView event →
M 5.1146 km SSE of Naze, Japan10.0 km2009-04-20 07:22:37 UTCView event →
M 5.1159 km SSE of Naze, Japan35.0 km2009-04-15 07:23:37 UTCView event →
M 5.168 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan17.3 km2009-03-22 14:45:47 UTCView event →
M 5.1113 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan37.9 km2009-02-01 09:32:48 UTCView event →
M 5.1133 km ESE of ?hara, Japan40.4 km2009-01-19 11:13:59 UTCView event →
M 5.1216 km S of ?yama, Japan333.4 km2009-01-02 07:42:53 UTCView event →
M 5.034 km NNE of Kushiro, Japan71.7 km2009-12-28 00:12:48 UTCView event →
M 5.017 km ESE of It?, Japan6.8 km2009-12-17 23:45:36 UTCView event →
M 5.055 km NE of Makubetsu, Japan304.9 km2009-11-21 04:16:22 UTCView event →
M 5.0142 km N of Nago, Japan82.0 km2009-10-03 15:36:28 UTCView event →
M 5.0129 km N of Nago, Japan10.0 km2009-09-29 22:43:24 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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