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Japan · Earthquake archives 2013

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

Events633
Largest magnitudeM 7.1
M6+6
M7+1
Average depth50.2 km

Monthly activity

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

January67 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0February62 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 1March29 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0April82 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 2May36 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1June28 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0July49 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0August49 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0September46 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 1October59 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 1November70 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0December56 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.1off the east coast of Honshu, Japan35.0 km2013-10-25 17:10:19 UTCView event →
M 6.918 km SSW of Obihiro, Japan107.0 km2013-02-02 14:17:35 UTCView event →
M 6.5Izu Islands, Japan region402.0 km2013-09-04 00:18:23 UTCView event →
M 6.1Izu Islands, Japan region421.9 km2013-04-21 03:22:16 UTCView event →
M 6.050 km NE of Namie, Japan39.0 km2013-05-18 05:47:59 UTCView event →
M 6.0104 km E of Yamada, Japan14.0 km2013-04-01 18:53:17 UTCView event →
M 5.929 km ENE of Ishinomaki, Japan50.5 km2013-04-17 12:03:31 UTCView event →
M 5.854 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan56.0 km2013-08-04 03:28:50 UTCView event →
M 5.852 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan33.0 km2013-06-07 16:38:02 UTCView event →
M 5.86 km WNW of Sumoto, Japan14.0 km2013-04-12 20:33:17 UTCView event →
M 5.829 km NE of Numata, Japan10.0 km2013-02-25 07:23:55 UTCView event →
M 5.6118 km E of Hasaki, Japan8.0 km2013-12-23 06:57:29 UTCView event →
M 5.625 km SE of Toba, Japan328.0 km2013-11-18 19:10:45 UTCView event →
M 5.63 km WSW of Moriya, Japan64.3 km2013-11-09 22:37:50 UTCView event →
M 5.690 km E of Nago, Japan20.0 km2013-06-13 13:24:45 UTCView event →
M 5.613 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan35.0 km2013-04-29 13:01:44 UTCView event →
M 5.688 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan8.8 km2013-04-17 08:57:33 UTCView event →
M 5.512 km S of Asahi, Japan35.4 km2013-12-21 01:34:13 UTCView event →
M 5.56 km S of Asahi, Japan42.0 km2013-12-14 04:06:15 UTCView event →
M 5.53 km E of Chiba, Japan59.4 km2013-11-16 11:44:41 UTCView event →
M 5.581 km E of Mutsu, Japan46.0 km2013-11-15 02:00:33 UTCView event →
M 5.5off the east coast of Honshu, Japan20.2 km2013-10-27 18:13:06 UTCView event →
M 5.5off the east coast of Honshu, Japan10.0 km2013-10-25 21:27:34 UTCView event →
M 5.555 km E of Namie, Japan40.0 km2013-07-19 16:39:18 UTCView event →
M 5.562 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan10.0 km2013-04-18 14:08:35 UTCView event →
M 5.5103 km E of Yamada, Japan16.8 km2013-04-02 02:08:47 UTCView event →
M 5.5Izu Islands, Japan region40.8 km2013-02-02 18:31:36 UTCView event →
M 5.4Volcano Islands, Japan region9.0 km2013-12-03 22:01:15 UTCView event →
M 5.495 km E of Nago, Japan31.6 km2013-11-06 01:13:30 UTCView event →
M 5.460 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan19.2 km2013-11-03 12:16:56 UTCView event →
M 5.4off the east coast of Honshu, Japan37.0 km2013-10-25 17:27:59 UTCView event →
M 5.48 km WNW of Iwaki, Japan8.0 km2013-09-19 17:25:06 UTCView event →
M 5.4116 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan10.0 km2013-05-21 08:25:53 UTCView event →
M 5.4126 km ESE of ?hara, Japan9.2 km2013-05-01 23:13:05 UTCView event →
M 5.451 km SE of Iwaki, Japan48.5 km2013-04-05 20:00:52 UTCView event →
M 5.4164 km SE of Koshima, Japan45.5 km2013-02-25 16:00:19 UTCView event →
M 5.451 km E of ?hara, Japan20.0 km2013-02-19 12:27:36 UTCView event →
M 5.4Izu Islands, Japan region23.0 km2013-02-03 22:56:10 UTCView event →
M 5.477 km SSW of Rishiri Town, Japan234.7 km2013-01-22 13:29:22 UTCView event →
M 5.462 km NNE of Miyako, Japan35.0 km2013-01-08 07:51:30 UTCView event →
M 5.498 km WNW of Naze, Japan42.3 km2013-01-05 04:11:53 UTCView event →
M 5.3148 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan7.5 km2013-12-23 09:11:31 UTCView event →
M 5.33 km SSW of Toride, Japan72.7 km2013-12-20 16:10:46 UTCView event →
M 5.3232 km WNW of Shimokizukuri, Japan19.1 km2013-11-22 21:05:13 UTCView event →
M 5.3Volcano Islands, Japan region38.0 km2013-11-16 10:31:26 UTCView event →
M 5.3121 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan22.0 km2013-10-31 15:01:05 UTCView event →
M 5.383 km ENE of Namie, Japan25.7 km2013-10-22 01:18:45 UTCView event →
M 5.3269 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan9.9 km2013-07-27 01:08:59 UTCView event →
M 5.317 km E of Ishikawa, Japan15.5 km2013-07-23 03:02:13 UTCView event →
M 5.377 km S of Yonakuni, Japan31.3 km2013-07-15 13:41:38 UTCView event →
M 5.3Izu Islands, Japan region25.5 km2013-07-11 00:14:34 UTCView event →
M 5.320 km W of Miyako, Japan81.9 km2013-07-10 05:22:14 UTCView event →
M 5.350 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan9.4 km2013-04-17 06:50:18 UTCView event →
M 5.345 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan2.8 km2013-04-17 06:42:59 UTCView event →
M 5.328 km ENE of Namie, Japan57.3 km2013-04-14 13:25:02 UTCView event →
M 5.329 km SE of ?funato, Japan35.0 km2013-03-31 07:46:17 UTCView event →
M 5.391 km NNE of Nago, Japan51.1 km2013-03-05 20:32:45 UTCView event →
M 5.327 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan73.5 km2013-01-23 21:34:33 UTCView event →
M 5.2Izu Islands, Japan region431.5 km2013-12-18 12:54:38 UTCView event →
M 5.263 km NNE of Naze, Japan56.2 km2013-11-15 18:57:55 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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