Japan · Earthquake archives February 2012

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

Events92

Largest magnitudeM 5.8

M6+0

M7+0

Average depth50.6 km

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 5.8	72 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan	28.0 km	2012-02-14 06:22:01 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	55 km E of ?hara, Japan	26.2 km	2012-02-29 14:32:47 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	Bonin Islands, Japan region	504.2 km	2012-02-28 15:07:35 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	72 km NE of Hasaki, Japan	30.2 km	2012-02-14 03:27:50 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	8 km WNW of Hitachi-Naka, Japan	74.9 km	2012-02-29 22:32:35 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	279 km E of Namie, Japan	10.0 km	2012-02-28 22:52:37 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	85 km SW of Itoman, Japan	42.2 km	2012-02-27 19:31:51 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	45 km WSW of Ry?tsu-minato, Japan	10.0 km	2012-02-08 12:01:37 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	49 km ESE of Namie, Japan	45.0 km	2012-02-29 09:00:05 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	75 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan	40.1 km	2012-02-27 01:11:48 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	3 km W of Daigo, Japan	10.0 km	2012-02-19 05:54:49 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	222 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan	20.2 km	2012-02-12 04:41:01 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	86 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	13.8 km	2012-02-14 22:34:38 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	47 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan	121.5 km	2012-02-04 02:54:22 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	39 km E of ?arai, Japan	12.8 km	2012-02-28 05:20:48 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	83 km SW of Itoman, Japan	39.0 km	2012-02-27 16:29:25 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	54 km NE of Namie, Japan	61.4 km	2012-02-15 06:28:37 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	37 km ENE of Makubetsu, Japan	314.7 km	2012-02-07 13:30:04 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	78 km ESE of Namie, Japan	33.2 km	2012-02-04 05:56:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	132 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	6.3 km	2012-02-28 04:40:28 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	70 km WSW of Itoman, Japan	29.3 km	2012-02-27 16:29:52 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	72 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan	37.6 km	2012-02-27 08:59:53 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Izu Islands, Japan region	22.9 km	2012-02-24 17:25:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	221 km E of Yamada, Japan	44.9 km	2012-02-14 10:48:22 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	59 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan	52.6 km	2012-02-14 03:30:01 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	51 km SE of ?funato, Japan	57.8 km	2012-02-11 19:55:51 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	120 km E of Miyako, Japan	35.0 km	2012-02-29 11:31:37 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	128 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	43.1 km	2012-02-28 04:51:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	87 km SW of Itoman, Japan	39.2 km	2012-02-27 20:11:20 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	81 km SW of Itoman, Japan	41.7 km	2012-02-27 19:56:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Volcano Islands, Japan region	21.3 km	2012-02-26 10:46:37 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	40 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan	65.5 km	2012-02-23 19:27:59 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	33 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan	74.8 km	2012-02-23 15:26:39 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	96 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	27.2 km	2012-02-21 03:54:35 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	26 km ENE of ?arai, Japan	41.0 km	2012-02-18 14:20:31 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	67 km E of Nago, Japan	24.5 km	2012-02-13 13:11:29 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	19 km E of Higashine, Japan	106.2 km	2012-02-09 21:52:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	16 km SE of Nichinan, Japan	34.9 km	2012-02-09 03:55:19 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	61 km ESE of Hachinohe, Japan	53.7 km	2012-02-04 18:02:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	238 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan	10.0 km	2012-02-03 12:27:34 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	82 km SW of Itoman, Japan	46.3 km	2012-02-29 02:00:40 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	82 km SW of Itoman, Japan	8.4 km	2012-02-28 20:55:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	15 km SE of Nemuro, Japan	98.4 km	2012-02-28 14:30:10 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	42 km ENE of Ishinomaki, Japan	69.0 km	2012-02-27 16:30:35 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	108 km E of Hachinohe, Japan	49.8 km	2012-02-27 02:25:38 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	238 km E of Namie, Japan	10.0 km	2012-02-25 07:10:09 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	9 km NW of Mobara, Japan	54.9 km	2012-02-21 17:58:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	70 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan	48.9 km	2012-02-18 21:44:00 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	237 km E of Namie, Japan	35.0 km	2012-02-18 20:49:08 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	24 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan	12.8 km	2012-02-14 19:15:10 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	59 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan	12.9 km	2012-02-14 18:51:48 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Bonin Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2012-02-14 18:24:26 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Bonin Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2012-02-12 13:16:00 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	4 km WNW of Okegawa, Japan	71.5 km	2012-02-11 01:26:59 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	272 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan	10.0 km	2012-02-08 21:30:34 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	9 km E of Honch?, Japan	76.4 km	2012-02-07 13:37:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	9 km E of Funaishikawa, Japan	10.7 km	2012-02-05 22:05:46 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	13 km ESE of ?arai, Japan	46.3 km	2012-02-04 23:59:11 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	71 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan	60.1 km	2012-02-03 17:36:41 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	70 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan	50.9 km	2012-02-03 09:59:46 UTC	View event →

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