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Japan · Earthquake archives 2019

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

Events500
Largest magnitudeM 6.4
M6+8
M7+0
Average depth49.5 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan37Feb36Mar48Apr56May38Jun24Jul38Aug38Sep37Oct45Nov44Dec59
January37 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 1February36 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0March48 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0April56 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1May38 EventsMax M6.2 · M6+ 1June24 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 2July38 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 2August38 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 1September37 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0October45 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0November44 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0December59 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.431 km WSW of Tsuruoka, Japan12.0 km2019-06-18 13:22:19 UTCView event →
M 6.4Izu Islands, Japan region422.0 km2019-06-04 04:39:16 UTCView event →
M 6.361 km ENE of Namie, Japan38.0 km2019-08-04 10:23:03 UTCView event →
M 6.3138 km ESE of Shing?, Japan367.0 km2019-07-27 18:31:07 UTCView event →
M 6.316 km SSE of Nishinoomote, Japan35.0 km2019-01-08 12:39:30 UTCView event →
M 6.243 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan22.0 km2019-05-09 23:48:42 UTCView event →
M 6.1169 km NW of Naze, Japan251.0 km2019-07-13 00:57:44 UTCView event →
M 6.0143 km NE of Miyako, Japan18.0 km2019-04-11 08:18:21 UTCView event →
M 5.9141 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan23.8 km2019-08-28 23:46:40 UTCView event →
M 5.9Izu Islands, Japan region383.0 km2019-04-05 09:56:52 UTCView event →
M 5.9187 km SE of Nemuro, Japan18.7 km2019-03-02 03:22:54 UTCView event →
M 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region11.0 km2019-12-10 17:05:02 UTCView event →
M 5.8246 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan59.1 km2019-07-29 20:37:43 UTCView event →
M 5.759 km SSE of Koshima, Japan29.0 km2019-05-15 05:24:31 UTCView event →
M 5.7133 km E of Iwaki, Japan13.0 km2019-03-10 17:10:52 UTCView event →
M 5.7Volcano Islands, Japan region14.3 km2019-01-05 22:54:14 UTCView event →
M 5.646 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan22.0 km2019-05-09 22:43:23 UTCView event →
M 5.5162 km ESE of Nago, Japan10.0 km2019-04-08 04:12:40 UTCView event →
M 5.564 km ESE of Hachinohe, Japan48.2 km2019-01-26 08:23:03 UTCView event →
M 5.4off the east coast of Honshu, Japan19.0 km2019-11-29 04:01:40 UTCView event →
M 5.4139 km ESE of Naze, Japan10.0 km2019-08-20 12:52:22 UTCView event →
M 5.419 km NW of Misawa, Japan86.0 km2019-08-15 05:32:53 UTCView event →
M 5.439 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan110.5 km2019-04-27 17:24:45 UTCView event →
M 5.4186 km E of Hachinohe, Japan10.0 km2019-04-22 17:45:18 UTCView event →
M 5.4Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2019-03-02 15:51:53 UTCView event →
M 5.425 km ESE of Chitose, Japan28.0 km2019-02-21 12:22:40 UTCView event →
M 5.354 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan48.0 km2019-10-12 09:21:53 UTCView event →
M 5.357 km E of Takanabe, Japan19.0 km2019-03-27 06:38:03 UTCView event →
M 5.2Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2019-12-20 19:40:52 UTCView event →
M 5.279 km ENE of Namie, Japan44.9 km2019-12-11 09:39:08 UTCView event →
M 5.2187 km ENE of Miyako, Japan10.0 km2019-11-10 10:46:05 UTCView event →
M 5.278 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan56.8 km2019-09-07 09:35:50 UTCView event →
M 5.273 km SE of Naze, Japan10.0 km2019-08-20 08:20:22 UTCView event →
M 5.276 km E of Mutsu, Japan44.5 km2019-07-01 00:37:36 UTCView event →
M 5.214 km ESE of Tateyama, Japan46.4 km2019-06-24 00:11:45 UTCView event →
M 5.245 km E of Takanabe, Japan16.6 km2019-03-27 00:11:22 UTCView event →
M 5.222 km ESE of Anan, Japan37.3 km2019-03-13 04:48:49 UTCView event →
M 5.2Volcano Islands, Japan region15.5 km2019-03-11 09:33:47 UTCView event →
M 5.271 km ESE of ?hara, Japan35.0 km2019-01-29 03:42:26 UTCView event →
M 5.1Bonin Islands, Japan region17.3 km2019-12-30 04:11:10 UTCView event →
M 5.148 km E of Hachinohe, Japan49.3 km2019-12-19 06:21:33 UTCView event →
M 5.188 km NNE of Nago, Japan40.6 km2019-12-17 23:35:21 UTCView event →
M 5.1Izu Islands, Japan region10.6 km2019-12-10 17:29:01 UTCView event →
M 5.149 km ESE of Takanabe, Japan35.0 km2019-11-22 09:05:08 UTCView event →
M 5.169 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan17.8 km2019-10-17 11:44:33 UTCView event →
M 5.1140 km WSW of Naze, Japan10.0 km2019-10-05 20:18:19 UTCView event →
M 5.1Volcano Islands, Japan region10.0 km2019-09-16 00:29:32 UTCView event →
M 5.1133 km E of Namie, Japan11.6 km2019-08-24 04:52:46 UTCView event →
M 5.1103 km NNE of Ishigaki, Japan99.9 km2019-07-22 20:46:58 UTCView event →
M 5.162 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan18.2 km2019-07-11 21:21:57 UTCView event →
M 5.1Volcano Islands, Japan region66.4 km2019-06-01 20:14:00 UTCView event →
M 5.140 km ENE of Nichinan, Japan10.0 km2019-05-10 00:07:34 UTCView event →
M 5.1159 km ESE of Nago, Japan10.0 km2019-04-14 01:53:11 UTCView event →
M 5.1148 km SSE of Itoman, Japan10.0 km2019-04-11 17:52:42 UTCView event →
M 5.1Volcano Islands, Japan region35.0 km2019-04-04 21:34:38 UTCView event →
M 5.113 km S of Nishinoomote, Japan27.3 km2019-03-29 20:55:42 UTCView event →
M 5.162 km NNW of Hirara, Japan10.0 km2019-02-16 10:01:28 UTCView event →
M 5.14 km SSE of Itako, Japan50.0 km2019-01-18 12:46:24 UTCView event →
M 5.0Izu Islands, Japan region118.6 km2019-12-25 08:58:03 UTCView event →
M 5.010 km NE of Daigo, Japan26.9 km2019-12-04 01:38:55 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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