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Japan · Earthquake archives 2015

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

Events598
Largest magnitudeM 7.8
M6+14
M7+1
Average depth55.6 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan62Feb41Mar42Apr43May56Jun55Jul54Aug55Sep61Oct39Nov57Dec33
January62 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0February41 EventsMax M6.7 · M6+ 3March42 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0April43 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 3May56 EventsMax M7.8 · M6+ 4June55 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 2July54 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0August55 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0September61 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1October39 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0November57 EventsMax M6.7 · M6+ 1December33 EventsMax M5.1 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.8Bonin Islands, Japan region664.0 km2015-05-30 11:23:02 UTCView event →
M 6.832 km SE of ?funato, Japan35.0 km2015-05-12 21:12:58 UTCView event →
M 6.7140 km WSW of Makurazaki, Japan12.0 km2015-11-13 20:51:31 UTCView event →
M 6.783 km ENE of Miyako, Japan23.0 km2015-02-16 23:06:28 UTCView event →
M 6.5Bonin Islands, Japan region460.0 km2015-06-23 12:18:30 UTCView event →
M 6.475 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan29.0 km2015-04-20 01:42:58 UTCView event →
M 6.2Izu Islands, Japan region6.1 km2015-05-30 18:49:07 UTCView event →
M 6.2142 km E of Miyako, Japan10.0 km2015-02-20 04:25:23 UTCView event →
M 6.174 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan42.0 km2015-06-08 06:01:08 UTCView event →
M 6.172 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan29.0 km2015-04-20 12:00:00 UTCView event →
M 6.0Izu Islands, Japan region8.0 km2015-09-01 15:25:09 UTCView event →
M 6.0Izu Islands, Japan region6.0 km2015-05-10 21:25:46 UTCView event →
M 6.069 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan29.0 km2015-04-20 11:45:13 UTCView event →
M 6.0133 km E of Miyako, Japan7.0 km2015-02-21 10:13:53 UTCView event →
M 5.9Izu Islands, Japan region9.0 km2015-02-25 07:01:00 UTCView event →
M 5.8Bonin Islands, Japan region14.0 km2015-11-20 05:31:52 UTCView event →
M 5.8118 km E of Miyako, Japan31.0 km2015-06-10 08:33:03 UTCView event →
M 5.8107 km E of Miyako, Japan20.0 km2015-02-24 02:28:54 UTCView event →
M 5.7138 km WSW of Kushikino, Japan10.0 km2015-11-14 19:20:21 UTCView event →
M 5.7Bonin Islands, Japan region304.0 km2015-10-20 09:29:08 UTCView event →
M 5.7120 km E of Miyako, Japan5.7 km2015-06-11 04:51:24 UTCView event →
M 5.7119 km E of Miyako, Japan10.5 km2015-06-11 04:45:29 UTCView event →
M 5.7Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2015-05-02 16:50:42 UTCView event →
M 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2015-09-01 15:24:08 UTCView event →
M 5.675 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan17.3 km2015-08-13 14:08:00 UTCView event →
M 5.6Bonin Islands, Japan region470.7 km2015-06-23 12:22:20 UTCView event →
M 5.512 km SSW of Usuki, Japan53.0 km2015-07-12 17:52:06 UTCView event →
M 5.515 km S of Hachinohe, Japan81.0 km2015-07-09 18:32:51 UTCView event →
M 5.5Bonin Islands, Japan region462.1 km2015-06-23 12:19:29 UTCView event →
M 5.5140 km E of Yamada, Japan10.0 km2015-02-17 16:33:21 UTCView event →
M 5.551 km N of Miyako, Japan47.0 km2015-02-17 04:46:38 UTCView event →
M 5.471 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan47.0 km2015-11-01 03:48:47 UTCView event →
M 5.453 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan49.0 km2015-09-12 13:38:01 UTCView event →
M 5.4221 km E of Namie, Japan10.0 km2015-09-03 16:51:47 UTCView event →
M 5.4Volcano Islands, Japan region103.8 km2015-08-28 15:30:58 UTCView event →
M 5.4111 km E of Miyako, Japan10.0 km2015-06-11 04:56:32 UTCView event →
M 5.486 km ENE of Miyako, Japan37.3 km2015-04-29 16:09:51 UTCView event →
M 5.4213 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan10.0 km2015-03-27 03:04:07 UTCView event →
M 5.4155 km SE of Katsuura, Japan7.2 km2015-03-14 15:36:08 UTCView event →
M 5.319 km SSE of Namie, Japan24.2 km2015-10-21 06:04:49 UTCView event →
M 5.3Bonin Islands, Japan region10.0 km2015-08-17 00:45:42 UTCView event →
M 5.3Bonin Islands, Japan region10.0 km2015-06-19 08:09:53 UTCView event →
M 5.327 km N of Naze, Japan4.8 km2015-05-22 13:28:45 UTCView event →
M 5.3Izu Islands, Japan region9.0 km2015-05-10 16:54:42 UTCView event →
M 5.3Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2015-04-19 12:06:36 UTCView event →
M 5.349 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan60.3 km2015-02-20 19:28:27 UTCView event →
M 5.3Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2015-01-18 16:15:08 UTCView event →
M 5.321 km W of Shibetsu, Japan132.3 km2015-01-08 18:42:12 UTCView event →
M 5.3Izu Islands, Japan region31.2 km2015-01-05 15:16:27 UTCView event →
M 5.2224 km SE of ?funato, Japan27.4 km2015-11-14 10:21:42 UTCView event →
M 5.2166 km ENE of Miyako, Japan10.0 km2015-09-29 08:46:50 UTCView event →
M 5.2105 km S of Koshima, Japan18.0 km2015-09-04 04:49:22 UTCView event →
M 5.222 km ESE of Takanabe, Japan36.5 km2015-08-25 22:51:36 UTCView event →
M 5.230 km S of Obihiro, Japan87.3 km2015-08-14 04:43:44 UTCView event →
M 5.23 km ESE of Funaishikawa, Japan52.8 km2015-08-06 09:22:29 UTCView event →
M 5.277 km NE of Miyako, Japan38.3 km2015-07-09 08:27:39 UTCView event →
M 5.2239 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan86.4 km2015-04-25 06:35:46 UTCView event →
M 5.268 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan35.0 km2015-04-20 01:49:11 UTCView event →
M 5.2169 km SE of Itoman, Japan10.0 km2015-04-17 01:51:33 UTCView event →
M 5.1Volcano Islands, Japan region55.5 km2015-12-15 00:20:33 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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