Japan · Earthquake archives August 2018

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

Events59

Largest magnitudeM 6.3

M6+1

M7+0

Average depth37.8 km

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 6.3	Volcano Islands, Japan region	20.0 km	2018-08-16 18:22:53 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	Volcano Islands, Japan region	11.2 km	2018-08-16 18:21:30 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	Volcano Islands, Japan region	18.0 km	2018-08-17 22:06:57 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	242 km ESE of ?funato, Japan	14.5 km	2018-08-07 15:12:57 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	115 km ENE of Misawa, Japan	43.3 km	2018-08-24 14:15:55 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	Volcano Islands, Japan region	19.9 km	2018-08-18 07:28:31 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-19 04:05:44 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	110 km N of Hirara, Japan	107.6 km	2018-08-13 16:19:16 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Volcano Islands, Japan region	39.9 km	2018-08-23 11:13:08 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	104 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan	41.3 km	2018-08-22 15:06:27 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-17 22:44:47 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-17 22:12:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-16 18:49:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-19 13:00:24 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Volcano Islands, Japan region	11.6 km	2018-08-17 22:48:22 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	199 km S of Itoman, Japan	31.9 km	2018-08-24 23:57:15 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-20 07:01:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-19 09:05:15 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-19 06:09:00 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-19 04:11:15 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-17 18:15:32 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-17 10:15:27 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	279 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan	10.0 km	2018-08-14 09:22:38 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	27 km NE of Iwaki, Japan	13.2 km	2018-08-10 21:11:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	37 km SE of Namie, Japan	9.4 km	2018-08-08 09:07:19 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	40 km SE of Hasaki, Japan	37.3 km	2018-08-06 10:56:05 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	141 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	18.4 km	2018-08-05 22:50:08 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	45 km E of Hachinohe, Japan	55.4 km	2018-08-24 21:30:30 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	254 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan	59.1 km	2018-08-21 07:46:00 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-20 08:55:05 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-17 19:42:51 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-17 14:57:25 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-17 03:11:04 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-17 00:06:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	8 km ESE of Toyokawa, Japan	51.6 km	2018-08-14 11:51:01 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-13 19:09:01 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	65 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan	18.8 km	2018-08-11 05:18:34 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	near the east coast of Honshu, Japan	59.5 km	2018-08-06 20:10:54 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	69 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan	55.8 km	2018-08-05 08:44:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Izu Islands, Japan region	494.3 km	2018-08-03 13:07:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan	35.5 km	2018-08-31 06:02:30 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	147 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan	38.7 km	2018-08-30 15:38:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Volcano Islands, Japan region	38.4 km	2018-08-30 03:32:54 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-29 21:15:28 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Volcano Islands, Japan region	35.0 km	2018-08-29 18:18:18 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	280 km ESE of ?funato, Japan	35.0 km	2018-08-24 02:03:23 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-22 20:46:15 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	7 km NNW of Uto, Japan	10.0 km	2018-08-22 09:23:39 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-21 11:27:36 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	4 km SW of Mitsukaid?, Japan	55.2 km	2018-08-20 17:47:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	1 km S of Wakuya, Japan	105.5 km	2018-08-19 18:09:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	72 km N of Abashiri, Japan	231.5 km	2018-08-19 02:00:29 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-18 04:58:33 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-17 16:23:28 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-17 12:23:55 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2018-08-17 09:54:27 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	14 km SE of ?hara, Japan	60.5 km	2018-08-14 03:35:50 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	47 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan	69.0 km	2018-08-12 15:33:31 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Izu Islands, Japan region	33.3 km	2018-08-09 03:07:55 UTC	View event →

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