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Japan · Earthquake archives 2018

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

Events545
Largest magnitudeM 6.6
M6+3
M7+0
Average depth42.1 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan41Feb24Mar31Apr38May35Jun26Jul36Aug59Sep84Oct79Nov48Dec44
January41 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 1February24 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0March31 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0April38 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0May35 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0June26 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0July36 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0August59 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 1September84 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 1October79 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0November48 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0December44 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.627 km ESE of Chitose, Japan35.0 km2018-09-05 18:07:59 UTCView event →
M 6.3Volcano Islands, Japan region20.0 km2018-08-16 18:22:53 UTCView event →
M 6.399 km ENE of Misawa, Japan31.0 km2018-01-24 10:51:19 UTCView event →
M 5.927 km SE of ?hara, Japan40.0 km2018-07-07 11:23:50 UTCView event →
M 5.856 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan30.0 km2018-10-23 04:34:58 UTCView event →
M 5.8Volcano Islands, Japan region11.2 km2018-08-16 18:21:30 UTCView event →
M 5.743 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan40.0 km2018-10-25 18:36:09 UTCView event →
M 5.761 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan31.0 km2018-10-23 16:04:04 UTCView event →
M 5.7161 km E of Nago, Japan10.0 km2018-09-15 08:05:29 UTCView event →
M 5.7165 km E of Nago, Japan9.3 km2018-09-15 00:08:21 UTCView event →
M 5.770 km S of Nemuro, Japan30.0 km2018-05-17 18:42:13 UTCView event →
M 5.78 km NNE of ?dach?-?da, Japan10.3 km2018-04-08 16:32:31 UTCView event →
M 5.7276 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan50.0 km2018-03-25 14:37:23 UTCView event →
M 5.6174 km SE of Katsuura, Japan13.0 km2018-12-24 00:18:07 UTCView event →
M 5.6153 km E of Nago, Japan10.2 km2018-09-15 16:24:34 UTCView event →
M 5.6Bonin Islands, Japan region435.0 km2018-09-01 15:43:00 UTCView event →
M 5.6Volcano Islands, Japan region18.0 km2018-08-17 22:06:57 UTCView event →
M 5.665 km E of Namie, Japan30.6 km2018-02-25 16:28:39 UTCView event →
M 5.5169 km SE of Katsuura, Japan9.2 km2018-12-24 00:43:11 UTCView event →
M 5.534 km W of Nagata, Japan123.0 km2018-11-20 19:09:48 UTCView event →
M 5.5Izu Islands, Japan region94.0 km2018-10-29 01:27:44 UTCView event →
M 5.5242 km ESE of ?funato, Japan14.5 km2018-08-07 15:12:57 UTCView event →
M 5.523 km NE of Iwaki, Japan10.9 km2018-07-31 08:42:20 UTCView event →
M 5.5near the south coast of western Honshu, Japan10.3 km2018-06-17 22:58:34 UTCView event →
M 5.512 km ENE of Nemuro, Japan83.0 km2018-04-24 08:53:21 UTCView event →
M 5.5Izu Islands, Japan region9.5 km2018-01-03 21:30:21 UTCView event →
M 5.4Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2018-12-25 09:46:10 UTCView event →
M 5.4127 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan9.0 km2018-11-28 02:23:24 UTCView event →
M 5.421 km WSW of Tanabe, Japan28.2 km2018-11-02 07:53:54 UTCView event →
M 5.4166 km E of Nago, Japan10.0 km2018-09-22 10:58:01 UTCView event →
M 5.4156 km E of Nago, Japan10.0 km2018-09-15 04:40:19 UTCView event →
M 5.465 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan39.5 km2018-09-04 20:11:19 UTCView event →
M 5.424 km SSE of Kushima, Japan30.0 km2018-06-11 19:54:21 UTCView event →
M 5.4Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2018-05-06 06:03:59 UTCView event →
M 5.4Bonin Islands, Japan region477.8 km2018-02-05 20:56:23 UTCView event →
M 5.455 km SE of Hasaki, Japan18.9 km2018-01-09 22:30:19 UTCView event →
M 5.3172 km SE of Katsuura, Japan10.0 km2018-12-25 00:10:30 UTCView event →
M 5.332 km ESE of Chitose, Japan29.3 km2018-09-05 21:11:28 UTCView event →
M 5.332 km E of Tomakomai, Japan35.0 km2018-09-05 18:17:10 UTCView event →
M 5.3115 km ENE of Misawa, Japan43.3 km2018-08-24 14:15:55 UTCView event →
M 5.3Volcano Islands, Japan region19.9 km2018-08-18 07:28:31 UTCView event →
M 5.3282 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan10.0 km2018-07-25 04:20:30 UTCView event →
M 5.39 km SE of Asahi, Japan41.9 km2018-05-17 03:12:32 UTCView event →
M 5.3110 km NW of Iwanai, Japan216.6 km2018-04-12 07:56:53 UTCView event →
M 5.258 km E of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan52.0 km2018-12-29 19:08:30 UTCView event →
M 5.2Izu Islands, Japan region80.2 km2018-10-17 13:29:08 UTCView event →
M 5.27 km WNW of Hasaki, Japan34.5 km2018-10-12 04:15:47 UTCView event →
M 5.2164 km E of Nago, Japan10.2 km2018-09-15 15:37:59 UTCView event →
M 5.236 km E of Tomakomai, Japan35.0 km2018-09-05 18:20:11 UTCView event →
M 5.2Volcano Islands, Japan region10.0 km2018-08-19 04:05:44 UTCView event →
M 5.2123 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan37.8 km2018-07-02 11:53:21 UTCView event →
M 5.2Volcano Islands, Japan region8.7 km2018-04-15 00:10:44 UTCView event →
M 5.228 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan47.7 km2018-04-13 19:00:00 UTCView event →
M 5.2Volcano Islands, Japan region46.3 km2018-03-27 06:39:12 UTCView event →
M 5.2Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2018-03-08 05:58:38 UTCView event →
M 5.240 km WSW of Ishigaki, Japan10.3 km2018-03-01 13:42:25 UTCView event →
M 5.138 km E of Namie, Japan44.9 km2018-12-31 14:10:25 UTCView event →
M 5.1Bonin Islands, Japan region465.8 km2018-12-14 16:02:10 UTCView event →
M 5.123 km ENE of Ishinomaki, Japan56.5 km2018-09-18 16:21:49 UTCView event →
M 5.1151 km E of Nago, Japan10.0 km2018-09-15 08:05:12 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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