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Japan · Earthquake archives 2017

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

Events452
Largest magnitudeM 6.2
M6+6
M7+0
Average depth52.3 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan36Feb37Mar33Apr32May29Jun37Jul39Aug37Sep36Oct46Nov35Dec55
January36 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0February37 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0March33 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0April32 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0May29 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1June37 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0July39 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1August37 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0September36 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 2October46 EventsMax M6.2 · M6+ 1November35 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1December55 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.2259 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan9.0 km2017-10-06 07:59:32 UTCView event →
M 6.1282 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan11.0 km2017-09-20 16:37:16 UTCView event →
M 6.1Bonin Islands, Japan region451.0 km2017-09-07 17:26:49 UTCView event →
M 6.0Izu Islands, Japan region12.0 km2017-11-09 07:42:11 UTCView event →
M 6.0176 km SSE of Naze, Japan12.0 km2017-07-26 10:32:57 UTCView event →
M 6.0110 km ESE of Hirara, Japan10.0 km2017-05-09 01:54:14 UTCView event →
M 5.9off the east coast of Honshu, Japan10.2 km2017-11-12 22:24:06 UTCView event →
M 5.9169 km E of Naze, Japan14.0 km2017-10-19 09:02:02 UTCView event →
M 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2017-12-21 03:00:18 UTCView event →
M 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region59.0 km2017-11-16 09:43:33 UTCView event →
M 5.873 km ESE of Hachinohe, Japan37.0 km2017-09-26 20:22:11 UTCView event →
M 5.852 km E of Namie, Japan31.0 km2017-07-20 00:11:24 UTCView event →
M 5.7Volcano Islands, Japan region35.0 km2017-09-11 17:35:09 UTCView event →
M 5.7158 km WNW of Naze, Japan198.0 km2017-08-16 12:51:25 UTCView event →
M 5.740 km ENE of Nishinoomote, Japan31.0 km2017-04-29 12:32:34 UTCView event →
M 5.762 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan56.0 km2017-03-07 16:08:19 UTCView event →
M 5.730 km ENE of Namie, Japan47.0 km2017-02-28 07:49:02 UTCView event →
M 5.617 km ENE of Iwaki, Japan44.0 km2017-10-06 14:56:41 UTCView event →
M 5.6139 km ENE of Miyako, Japan10.0 km2017-07-23 15:35:40 UTCView event →
M 5.5104 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan10.0 km2017-12-20 13:40:54 UTCView event →
M 5.5161 km SSE of Naze, Japan11.0 km2017-11-23 18:02:35 UTCView event →
M 5.5Bonin Islands, Japan region10.0 km2017-09-28 11:29:45 UTCView event →
M 5.575 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan45.0 km2017-09-10 08:44:24 UTCView event →
M 5.5138 km SSE of Naze, Japan10.0 km2017-05-15 07:05:36 UTCView event →
M 5.4Izu Islands, Japan region15.0 km2017-11-09 18:45:45 UTCView event →
M 5.458 km ESE of Namie, Japan47.2 km2017-09-19 20:18:08 UTCView event →
M 5.410 km SW of Hasaki, Japan42.0 km2017-02-19 09:19:31 UTCView event →
M 5.4Sea of Japan497.9 km2017-01-12 17:04:59 UTCView event →
M 5.362 km ESE of Koshima, Japan21.1 km2017-08-12 18:23:43 UTCView event →
M 5.3266 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan6.4 km2017-07-30 12:45:04 UTCView event →
M 5.3Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2017-07-27 23:58:52 UTCView event →
M 5.312 km SW of Tarumizu, Japan23.9 km2017-07-11 02:56:36 UTCView event →
M 5.322 km E of Chitose, Japan36.7 km2017-07-01 14:45:53 UTCView event →
M 5.351 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan58.0 km2017-04-30 14:42:35 UTCView event →
M 5.345 km E of Namie, Japan43.9 km2017-03-11 19:57:48 UTCView event →
M 5.330 km SSE of Makurazaki, Japan138.3 km2017-03-11 18:48:41 UTCView event →
M 5.339 km SSE of Saiki, Japan44.4 km2017-03-02 14:53:42 UTCView event →
M 5.339 km ENE of Iwaki, Japan10.0 km2017-01-04 17:53:20 UTCView event →
M 5.2Izu Islands, Japan region7.8 km2017-12-21 01:56:53 UTCView event →
M 5.2100 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan15.4 km2017-12-18 23:28:29 UTCView event →
M 5.25 km N of Miyako, Japan30.1 km2017-12-15 17:58:41 UTCView event →
M 5.2Izu Islands, Japan region48.2 km2017-09-22 23:49:32 UTCView event →
M 5.254 km ENE of Naze, Japan24.2 km2017-08-30 22:09:02 UTCView event →
M 5.26 km W of Kitaibaraki, Japan8.3 km2017-08-01 17:02:05 UTCView event →
M 5.285 km N of Hirara, Japan92.9 km2017-06-30 14:04:02 UTCView event →
M 5.231 km ENE of Gero, Japan10.0 km2017-06-24 22:02:16 UTCView event →
M 5.2Volcano Islands, Japan region10.0 km2017-06-04 18:46:08 UTCView event →
M 5.2Bonin Islands, Japan region14.6 km2017-02-26 23:17:08 UTCView event →
M 5.266 km ESE of Namie, Japan6.8 km2017-02-10 21:05:26 UTCView event →
M 5.217 km SSE of Iwaki, Japan53.4 km2017-01-04 15:43:59 UTCView event →
M 5.196 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan21.3 km2017-12-21 03:40:55 UTCView event →
M 5.17 km NE of Hotaka, Japan2.9 km2017-12-05 15:13:49 UTCView event →
M 5.1Volcano Islands, Japan region10.4 km2017-11-15 08:48:19 UTCView event →
M 5.16 km NNW of Yotsukaid?, Japan61.6 km2017-08-10 00:36:30 UTCView event →
M 5.158 km WNW of Naha, Japan30.3 km2017-08-08 05:49:36 UTCView event →
M 5.162 km WNW of Ishigaki, Japan59.8 km2017-08-04 11:19:45 UTCView event →
M 5.1105 km ESE of Hirara, Japan10.0 km2017-06-02 17:26:28 UTCView event →
M 5.1104 km N of Hirara, Japan116.8 km2017-05-09 19:15:49 UTCView event →
M 5.1175 km W of Kamiiso, Japan5.2 km2017-03-27 22:31:21 UTCView event →
M 5.179 km NW of Ishikawa, Japan77.4 km2017-03-24 16:43:27 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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