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Japan · Earthquake archives August 2016

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

Events45
Largest magnitudeM 6.3
M6+2
M7+0
Average depth69.4 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.3Volcano Islands, Japan region510.0 km2016-08-04 16:24:33 UTCView event →
M 6.0170 km ENE of Miyako, Japan10.0 km2016-08-20 09:01:26 UTCView event →
M 5.9Izu Islands, Japan region456.0 km2016-08-25 17:04:43 UTCView event →
M 5.8169 km ENE of Miyako, Japan11.0 km2016-08-20 15:58:04 UTCView event →
M 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region391.0 km2016-08-22 09:33:07 UTCView event →
M 5.664 km E of Namie, Japan33.0 km2016-08-15 07:04:41 UTCView event →
M 5.3145 km E of Miyako, Japan5.8 km2016-08-21 23:13:09 UTCView event →
M 5.3137 km E of Yamada, Japan23.4 km2016-08-20 05:14:57 UTCView event →
M 5.2191 km E of Hachinohe, Japan10.0 km2016-08-21 12:49:13 UTCView event →
M 5.2171 km ENE of Miyako, Japan10.0 km2016-08-20 16:28:12 UTCView event →
M 5.2168 km ENE of Miyako, Japan10.0 km2016-08-20 16:10:34 UTCView event →
M 5.268 km SSE of Kamogawa, Japan38.4 km2016-08-13 20:15:07 UTCView event →
M 5.171 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan35.0 km2016-08-22 06:11:08 UTCView event →
M 5.1Bonin Islands, Japan region63.1 km2016-08-21 12:46:58 UTCView event →
M 5.045 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan37.3 km2016-08-19 12:07:42 UTCView event →
M 4.99 km W of Uto, Japan10.0 km2016-08-31 10:46:02 UTCView event →
M 4.9105 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan23.1 km2016-08-30 20:04:47 UTCView event →
M 4.9106 km S of Yudomari, Japan10.0 km2016-08-23 22:02:03 UTCView event →
M 4.926 km ENE of Kitsuki, Japan71.7 km2016-08-15 04:36:47 UTCView event →
M 4.861 km E of Namie, Japan45.6 km2016-08-30 08:07:39 UTCView event →
M 4.8southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan42.4 km2016-08-16 19:22:29 UTCView event →
M 4.8Volcano Islands, Japan region10.0 km2016-08-10 09:04:19 UTCView event →
M 4.720 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan46.1 km2016-08-22 23:26:48 UTCView event →
M 4.7174 km ENE of Miyako, Japan10.0 km2016-08-20 16:08:46 UTCView event →
M 4.745 km E of Namie, Japan41.9 km2016-08-14 18:49:16 UTCView event →
M 4.610 km NW of Uto, Japan9.7 km2016-08-31 21:33:49 UTCView event →
M 4.6135 km SE of Katsuura, Japan36.4 km2016-08-31 02:07:35 UTCView event →
M 4.696 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan21.9 km2016-08-30 20:36:48 UTCView event →
M 4.6142 km SE of Katsuura, Japan39.1 km2016-08-29 10:22:00 UTCView event →
M 4.6156 km E of Yamada, Japan10.2 km2016-08-20 05:52:40 UTCView event →
M 4.6193 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan84.0 km2016-08-19 10:11:24 UTCView event →
M 4.615 km ESE of Mobara, Japan18.9 km2016-08-02 16:10:34 UTCView event →
M 4.5224 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan40.2 km2016-08-31 08:20:37 UTCView event →
M 4.5Volcano Islands, Japan region162.0 km2016-08-29 14:37:06 UTCView event →
M 4.51 km NW of Iwai, Japan44.3 km2016-08-27 13:46:28 UTCView event →
M 4.5Izu Islands, Japan region35.0 km2016-08-25 19:12:54 UTCView event →
M 4.5Izu Islands, Japan region45.6 km2016-08-25 19:09:31 UTCView event →
M 4.5111 km S of Yudomari, Japan10.0 km2016-08-23 22:00:11 UTCView event →
M 4.5Volcano Islands, Japan region107.2 km2016-08-22 05:13:06 UTCView event →
M 4.5114 km S of Yudomari, Japan38.4 km2016-08-22 04:22:42 UTCView event →
M 4.591 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan40.7 km2016-08-14 17:16:17 UTCView event →
M 4.554 km NE of Nago, Japan28.3 km2016-08-14 02:46:30 UTCView event →
M 4.5217 km S of ?yama, Japan332.2 km2016-08-13 21:49:36 UTCView event →
M 4.580 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan10.0 km2016-08-05 05:39:39 UTCView event →
M 4.547 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan55.2 km2016-08-04 12:01:17 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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