Japan · Earthquake archives August 2011

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

Events129

Largest magnitudeM 6.2

M6+2

M7+0

Average depth52.4 km

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 6.2	61 km ENE of Namie, Japan	47.0 km	2011-08-19 05:36:33 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	258 km ESE of Namie, Japan	9.0 km	2011-08-17 11:44:08 UTC	View event →
M 5.9	86 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	12.0 km	2011-08-22 11:23:35 UTC	View event →
M 5.9	20 km E of ?yama, Japan	13.0 km	2011-08-01 14:58:09 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	1 km SSE of Iwaki, Japan	44.0 km	2011-08-11 18:22:04 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	24 km NNE of Miyako, Japan	40.0 km	2011-08-01 13:44:47 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	Volcano Islands, Japan region	132.1 km	2011-08-15 11:44:38 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	Bonin Islands, Japan region	117.6 km	2011-08-01 13:48:11 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	62 km NNE of Miyako, Japan	49.9 km	2011-08-16 19:35:20 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	54 km E of ?hara, Japan	25.5 km	2011-08-06 07:14:55 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Bonin Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2011-08-16 03:36:31 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	64 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan	44.4 km	2011-08-11 13:31:26 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	76 km NE of Makubetsu, Japan	308.0 km	2011-08-19 19:10:10 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	239 km E of Hasaki, Japan	19.6 km	2011-08-25 02:14:50 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	69 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan	42.0 km	2011-08-17 03:05:07 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	190 km SE of ?funato, Japan	25.8 km	2011-08-16 12:43:01 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	32 km SW of ?yama, Japan	6.1 km	2011-08-11 19:37:44 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	62 km NNE of Miyako, Japan	54.2 km	2011-08-05 10:53:22 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	169 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	27.6 km	2011-08-31 05:16:36 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	7 km WNW of Yuzawa, Japan	151.1 km	2011-08-30 13:44:35 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	39 km SSE of Kushima, Japan	48.8 km	2011-08-28 00:52:05 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	19 km E of Iwaki, Japan	35.0 km	2011-08-27 14:29:27 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	78 km SSE of Koshima, Japan	50.6 km	2011-08-24 16:22:30 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	96 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	28.6 km	2011-08-22 12:11:26 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	50 km SSE of ?funato, Japan	62.6 km	2011-08-20 22:58:42 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	104 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	35.0 km	2011-08-20 14:12:06 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	146 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan	7.5 km	2011-08-08 19:46:51 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	294 km SE of Shing?, Japan	406.2 km	2011-08-07 06:30:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	107 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan	40.0 km	2011-08-06 18:41:27 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	4 km NW of Sakura, Japan	68.9 km	2011-08-02 19:26:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	112 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan	32.3 km	2011-08-31 13:22:42 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	90 km SE of Itoman, Japan	35.0 km	2011-08-26 19:25:35 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	27 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan	66.5 km	2011-08-23 06:04:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	18 km NNE of Iwaki, Japan	57.1 km	2011-08-22 22:04:52 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	283 km ESE of Namie, Japan	10.0 km	2011-08-18 15:47:27 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	253 km ESE of Namie, Japan	35.0 km	2011-08-17 23:54:23 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	27 km S of Hasaki, Japan	35.0 km	2011-08-17 08:45:54 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	2 km SSW of Ishige, Japan	73.8 km	2011-08-15 06:26:48 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	108 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	35.0 km	2011-08-14 20:42:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	22 km E of Iwaki, Japan	35.0 km	2011-08-13 14:00:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	80 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan	29.9 km	2011-08-13 08:30:22 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	19 km SSW of K?ya, Japan	62.6 km	2011-08-09 23:13:21 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	60 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan	18.2 km	2011-08-09 19:35:31 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	121 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan	43.2 km	2011-08-06 17:58:42 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	9 km NNW of Iwaki, Japan	36.6 km	2011-08-05 11:16:06 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	16 km NW of Nagata, Japan	104.5 km	2011-08-04 15:09:22 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	8 km N of Kisarazu, Japan	71.6 km	2011-08-31 09:32:51 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	38 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan	50.6 km	2011-08-31 09:12:52 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	23 km WNW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan	99.3 km	2011-08-30 09:19:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	119 km E of Miyako, Japan	31.4 km	2011-08-30 09:07:04 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	18 km SE of Takahagi, Japan	24.0 km	2011-08-29 18:21:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	166 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan	10.0 km	2011-08-29 14:20:00 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	17 km SE of Kainan, Japan	23.7 km	2011-08-28 09:23:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	34 km E of Iwaki, Japan	31.7 km	2011-08-27 00:16:40 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	268 km E of Iwaki, Japan	10.0 km	2011-08-26 14:39:10 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Bonin Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2011-08-26 09:35:24 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	24 km NE of Miyako, Japan	46.4 km	2011-08-25 04:07:52 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	97 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	31.9 km	2011-08-22 12:17:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	102 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	17.8 km	2011-08-22 11:23:11 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	3 km NE of Mitsukaid?, Japan	80.8 km	2011-08-22 08:36:22 UTC	View event →

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