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Japan · Earthquake archives 2020

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

Events477
Largest magnitudeM 6.6
M6+5
M7+0
Average depth51.4 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan39Feb41Mar30Apr38May50Jun58Jul39Aug32Sep42Oct31Nov39Dec38
January39 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0February41 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0March30 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0April38 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 2May50 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0June58 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 1July39 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0August32 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0September42 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 1October31 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0November39 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0December38 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 1

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.6130 km WNW of Naze, Japan165.0 km2020-06-13 15:51:24 UTCView event →
M 6.6Bonin Islands, Japan region453.0 km2020-04-18 08:25:37 UTCView event →
M 6.3100 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan35.0 km2020-12-20 17:23:22 UTCView event →
M 6.331 km SE of ?funato, Japan38.0 km2020-04-19 20:39:05 UTCView event →
M 6.158 km SE of ?funato, Japan34.0 km2020-09-12 02:44:11 UTCView event →
M 5.936 km SE of Hasaki, Japan29.1 km2020-06-24 19:47:45 UTCView event →
M 5.9139 km WSW of Kushikino, Japan10.0 km2020-05-03 11:54:24 UTCView event →
M 5.8Volcano Islands, Japan region16.0 km2020-11-07 01:10:32 UTCView event →
M 5.8193 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan28.9 km2020-10-03 09:31:31 UTCView event →
M 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region14.3 km2020-07-30 00:35:56 UTCView event →
M 5.849 km E of ?arai, Japan31.0 km2020-05-10 23:58:33 UTCView event →
M 5.7Volcano Islands, Japan region10.0 km2020-11-11 05:17:56 UTCView event →
M 5.7Izu Islands, Japan region388.6 km2020-07-06 18:19:09 UTCView event →
M 5.7Bonin Islands, Japan region473.7 km2020-04-18 09:24:18 UTCView event →
M 5.738 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan31.0 km2020-01-02 18:23:53 UTCView event →
M 5.669 km SE of Obihiro, Japan89.0 km2020-05-30 18:13:48 UTCView event →
M 5.66 km SE of Hasaki, Japan42.4 km2020-05-04 13:07:48 UTCView event →
M 5.553 km N of Miyako, Japan44.0 km2020-12-12 07:18:54 UTCView event →
M 5.5Volcano Islands, Japan region20.0 km2020-12-08 00:47:24 UTCView event →
M 5.537 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan33.0 km2020-11-22 10:05:53 UTCView event →
M 5.5157 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan12.0 km2020-11-06 08:56:38 UTCView event →
M 5.456 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan53.7 km2020-06-13 20:18:59 UTCView event →
M 5.4Volcano Islands, Japan region112.0 km2020-03-26 05:52:48 UTCView event →
M 5.435 km NE of Nemuro, Japan91.0 km2020-01-28 01:36:03 UTCView event →
M 5.3144 km ESE of Namie, Japan35.0 km2020-09-03 21:45:09 UTCView event →
M 5.3101 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan28.0 km2020-08-05 17:54:02 UTCView event →
M 5.3191 km SE of Katsuura, Japan10.0 km2020-06-29 09:52:49 UTCView event →
M 5.362 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan10.0 km2020-06-18 16:43:19 UTCView event →
M 5.312 km ENE of Hirara, Japan38.7 km2020-05-27 09:19:51 UTCView event →
M 5.3Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2020-05-04 03:03:10 UTCView event →
M 5.378 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan10.0 km2020-04-16 21:22:29 UTCView event →
M 5.369 km SE of Yonakuni, Japan33.1 km2020-03-30 15:52:49 UTCView event →
M 5.326 km NNW of Nanao, Japan10.0 km2020-03-12 17:18:46 UTCView event →
M 5.3Bonin Islands, Japan region10.0 km2020-02-17 12:54:53 UTCView event →
M 5.3106 km NE of Hasaki, Japan10.0 km2020-02-06 11:19:56 UTCView event →
M 5.32 km SW of Toride, Japan64.0 km2020-01-31 17:07:46 UTCView event →
M 5.3134 km NW of Ishikawa, Japan10.0 km2020-01-28 23:39:29 UTCView event →
M 5.2Izu Islands, Japan region9.3 km2020-11-07 21:30:44 UTCView event →
M 5.2164 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan21.0 km2020-11-06 17:16:54 UTCView event →
M 5.2Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2020-08-22 10:31:22 UTCView event →
M 5.263 km ESE of Owase, Japan376.3 km2020-08-06 15:34:44 UTCView event →
M 5.258 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan56.3 km2020-07-26 12:52:29 UTCView event →
M 5.262 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan10.0 km2020-06-19 00:26:35 UTCView event →
M 5.251 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan10.4 km2020-06-15 13:47:15 UTCView event →
M 5.29 km ENE of Ishioka, Japan98.6 km2020-05-31 21:02:11 UTCView event →
M 5.2Izu Islands, Japan region120.8 km2020-05-24 09:36:14 UTCView event →
M 5.218 km WSW of Hotaka, Japan10.0 km2020-05-19 04:12:59 UTCView event →
M 5.2117 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan36.2 km2020-04-30 03:15:21 UTCView event →
M 5.264 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan53.3 km2020-04-23 19:52:26 UTCView event →
M 5.218 km WNW of Shiojiri, Japan10.0 km2020-04-23 04:44:23 UTCView event →
M 5.2Bonin Islands, Japan region10.0 km2020-04-11 03:19:19 UTCView event →
M 5.238 km ESE of Namie, Japan77.9 km2020-02-12 10:37:18 UTCView event →
M 5.210 km SE of Asahi, Japan35.4 km2020-01-31 16:11:21 UTCView event →
M 5.2Volcano Islands, Japan region109.9 km2020-01-05 02:10:22 UTCView event →
M 5.1southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan19.5 km2020-12-11 09:48:40 UTCView event →
M 5.1247 km SE of Shing?, Japan366.3 km2020-11-18 01:00:45 UTCView event →
M 5.195 km SSE of Naze, Japan10.0 km2020-11-16 15:08:12 UTCView event →
M 5.1Izu Islands, Japan region411.4 km2020-10-12 00:28:31 UTCView event →
M 5.142 km SSE of Koshima, Japan34.2 km2020-10-03 12:26:27 UTCView event →
M 5.174 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan31.2 km2020-09-06 21:33:49 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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