Japan · Earthquake archives March 2012

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

Events146

Largest magnitudeM 6.9

M6+4

M7+0

Average depth40.7 km

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 6.9	236 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan	12.0 km	2012-03-14 09:08:35 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	24 km NNE of Miyako, Japan	15.0 km	2012-03-27 11:00:44 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	245 km S of Kushiro, Japan	10.0 km	2012-03-14 10:49:24 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	5 km SE of Asahi, Japan	10.0 km	2012-03-14 12:05:04 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	211 km SE of Hiroo, Japan	12.0 km	2012-03-14 10:57:40 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	3 km ENE of ?me, Japan	103.8 km	2012-03-15 19:20:18 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	233 km S of Kushiro, Japan	10.0 km	2012-03-14 11:40:17 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	6 km SE of Daigo, Japan	27.1 km	2012-03-09 17:25:33 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	59 km E of ?hara, Japan	26.8 km	2012-03-02 10:11:43 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	58 km ENE of Namie, Japan	62.2 km	2012-03-25 13:22:41 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	75 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan	30.0 km	2012-03-14 21:38:55 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	78 km SW of Itoman, Japan	48.0 km	2012-03-07 06:18:11 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	248 km S of Kushiro, Japan	10.0 km	2012-03-30 10:55:24 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	near the east coast of Honshu, Japan	57.2 km	2012-03-30 04:38:33 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Volcano Islands, Japan region	34.1 km	2012-03-11 22:02:40 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	109 km E of Hasaki, Japan	10.2 km	2012-03-09 18:18:59 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	69 km NNE of Miyako, Japan	52.5 km	2012-03-05 06:24:26 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	281 km E of Namie, Japan	22.1 km	2012-03-01 00:16:01 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	132 km ESE of Hirara, Japan	7.1 km	2012-03-30 20:04:36 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	33 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	58.9 km	2012-03-28 01:54:01 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Izu Islands, Japan region	5.4 km	2012-03-24 19:41:47 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	130 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan	9.7 km	2012-03-21 12:01:30 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	66 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan	81.7 km	2012-03-19 02:56:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	14 km SE of Hasaki, Japan	10.0 km	2012-03-18 13:16:38 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	30 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan	57.5 km	2012-03-18 00:36:31 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	250 km N of Sakaiminato, Japan	430.2 km	2012-03-16 18:37:55 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Volcano Islands, Japan region	82.0 km	2012-03-16 05:48:15 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	241 km S of Kushiro, Japan	25.3 km	2012-03-14 20:00:55 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	230 km S of Kushiro, Japan	4.2 km	2012-03-14 13:43:10 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	244 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan	10.0 km	2012-03-14 09:19:40 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	189 km E of Miyako, Japan	32.9 km	2012-03-10 23:25:42 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	113 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan	26.6 km	2012-03-09 05:31:48 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	85 km E of Hasaki, Japan	35.0 km	2012-03-06 11:17:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	34 km ESE of Namie, Japan	57.7 km	2012-03-02 23:22:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan	10.0 km	2012-03-28 19:00:53 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2012-03-22 16:09:34 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	103 km E of Namie, Japan	26.0 km	2012-03-21 18:05:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	145 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan	10.2 km	2012-03-21 16:52:55 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	131 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan	22.5 km	2012-03-21 08:32:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	247 km S of Kushiro, Japan	35.0 km	2012-03-20 07:27:50 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	251 km S of Kushiro, Japan	10.0 km	2012-03-20 05:57:50 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	244 km S of Kushiro, Japan	13.6 km	2012-03-19 23:35:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	246 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan	10.0 km	2012-03-17 10:16:25 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	216 km E of Yamada, Japan	20.1 km	2012-03-16 06:26:12 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	62 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan	54.8 km	2012-03-15 14:21:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	104 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	43.2 km	2012-03-15 13:20:29 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	233 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan	2.4 km	2012-03-15 03:17:42 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	231 km S of Kushiro, Japan	10.0 km	2012-03-14 19:55:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Volcano Islands, Japan region	36.1 km	2012-03-14 04:43:01 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2012-03-13 12:41:25 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	106 km E of Yamada, Japan	45.8 km	2012-03-09 17:16:14 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	34 km ENE of Ishinomaki, Japan	63.9 km	2012-03-08 03:23:30 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	72 km SW of Itoman, Japan	44.5 km	2012-03-07 07:49:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	132 km ESE of Namie, Japan	27.8 km	2012-03-03 08:15:32 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Bonin Islands, Japan region	33.3 km	2012-03-01 16:32:33 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	50 km E of ?hara, Japan	42.1 km	2012-03-01 02:12:30 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	223 km E of Yamada, Japan	75.7 km	2012-03-30 08:24:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	49 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan	67.3 km	2012-03-29 20:38:18 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	250 km S of Kushiro, Japan	11.5 km	2012-03-28 20:41:39 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	134 km E of Miyako, Japan	24.2 km	2012-03-27 13:21:03 UTC	View event →

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