Japan · Earthquake archives October 2012

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

Events61

Largest magnitudeM 6.1

M6+1

M7+0

Average depth63.2 km

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 6.1	100 km E of Miyako, Japan	15.0 km	2012-10-01 22:21:46 UTC	View event →
M 5.9	Izu Islands, Japan region	436.0 km	2012-10-23 08:53:38 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	36 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan	55.7 km	2012-10-25 10:32:28 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	Izu Islands, Japan region	101.4 km	2012-10-16 02:03:28 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	244 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan	34.0 km	2012-10-14 11:11:36 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	12 km WSW of Makurazaki, Japan	168.6 km	2012-10-16 13:39:25 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	3 km SE of Narita, Japan	25.1 km	2012-10-12 04:57:19 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	107 km E of Miyako, Japan	10.0 km	2012-10-01 22:55:47 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	19 km SE of Iwaki, Japan	26.4 km	2012-10-01 18:40:54 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	164 km N of Hirara, Japan	164.9 km	2012-10-05 08:13:20 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Izu Islands, Japan region	23.0 km	2012-10-19 17:19:18 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	266 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan	44.9 km	2012-10-16 12:31:06 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Bonin Islands, Japan region	35.0 km	2012-10-09 20:43:29 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	27 km SSE of Takanosu, Japan	38.1 km	2012-10-05 16:19:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	61 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan	56.4 km	2012-10-03 09:40:00 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	48 km ENE of Iwaki, Japan	77.9 km	2012-10-01 20:50:48 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	37 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan	24.2 km	2012-10-01 20:20:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	18 km E of Miyazaki, Japan	34.5 km	2012-10-25 16:54:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	near the east coast of Honshu, Japan	70.6 km	2012-10-22 01:43:21 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	83 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan	38.4 km	2012-10-15 21:47:51 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	near the east coast of Honshu, Japan	50.5 km	2012-10-14 05:06:43 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	near the east coast of Honshu, Japan	80.1 km	2012-10-26 19:33:12 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	84 km ENE of Misawa, Japan	66.8 km	2012-10-26 00:33:14 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	83 km WNW of Naze, Japan	12.8 km	2012-10-25 19:10:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	61 km SE of ?funato, Japan	57.5 km	2012-10-23 21:55:18 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	95 km E of Miyako, Japan	51.8 km	2012-10-23 00:37:11 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	49 km W of Yonakuni, Japan	79.1 km	2012-10-20 08:49:38 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	117 km E of Yamada, Japan	35.7 km	2012-10-19 01:50:09 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	47 km SW of Sukumo, Japan	37.6 km	2012-10-09 20:49:35 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	110 km E of Miyako, Japan	31.8 km	2012-10-02 11:37:53 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	114 km E of Miyako, Japan	26.9 km	2012-10-02 01:51:38 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	46 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	53.9 km	2012-10-01 05:17:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	177 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	17.4 km	2012-10-28 05:00:42 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	77 km WNW of Naze, Japan	10.0 km	2012-10-27 06:37:29 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	12 km ENE of Susaki, Japan	27.6 km	2012-10-26 19:44:37 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	45 km SE of ?funato, Japan	53.5 km	2012-10-26 10:36:31 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	97 km WNW of Naze, Japan	42.6 km	2012-10-25 12:48:57 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	16 km E of Funaishikawa, Japan	77.4 km	2012-10-24 07:05:43 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	64 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan	65.9 km	2012-10-22 09:27:11 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	111 km E of Iwaki, Japan	41.8 km	2012-10-19 19:02:23 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	11 km ESE of ?tsuchi, Japan	43.6 km	2012-10-19 09:12:57 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	146 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan	23.6 km	2012-10-15 16:48:11 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Izu Islands, Japan region	11.4 km	2012-10-08 10:58:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	66 km SE of Hasaki, Japan	35.0 km	2012-10-06 11:43:14 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Izu Islands, Japan region	142.6 km	2012-10-06 05:27:42 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2012-10-02 09:04:26 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	149 km E of Yamada, Japan	10.0 km	2012-10-02 02:09:42 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	29 km NE of Kashima-shi, Japan	28.5 km	2012-10-02 01:10:46 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Volcano Islands, Japan region	127.2 km	2012-10-01 02:58:19 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	5 km ENE of Kasukabe, Japan	58.8 km	2012-10-31 06:50:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	45 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan	35.0 km	2012-10-30 10:10:46 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	29 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan	35.0 km	2012-10-28 09:44:04 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	149 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	11.4 km	2012-10-28 04:05:47 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	39 km E of Shimo-furano, Japan	128.1 km	2012-10-26 10:52:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	45 km SE of Koseda, Japan	24.7 km	2012-10-20 02:49:15 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	18 km WSW of Shiozawa, Japan	22.9 km	2012-10-17 15:01:42 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Bonin Islands, Japan region	491.6 km	2012-10-12 21:10:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	2 km NNW of Mitsukaid?, Japan	93.4 km	2012-10-11 07:06:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	29 km S of Takanosu, Japan	37.1 km	2012-10-07 13:53:12 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	13 km SE of Yamada, Japan	73.4 km	2012-10-03 11:04:59 UTC	View event →

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