Japan · Earthquake archives May 2021

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

Events64

Largest magnitudeM 6.9

M6+2

M7+0

Average depth37.7 km

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 6.9	30 km SSE of Onagawa Ch?, Japan	43.0 km	2021-05-01 01:27:27 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	76 km ENE of Namie, Japan	32.0 km	2021-05-13 23:58:14 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	106 km S of Kushiro, Japan	9.0 km	2021-05-16 03:23:53 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	122 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	12.0 km	2021-05-29 01:02:41 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	160 km N of Ishigaki, Japan	199.0 km	2021-05-03 05:07:30 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	Bonin Islands, Japan region	526.3 km	2021-05-30 13:33:29 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-31 22:04:42 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	133 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-28 23:21:04 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Izu Islands, Japan region	88.0 km	2021-05-08 04:19:07 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	117 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-29 00:42:52 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Bonin Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-05-21 12:58:17 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	82 km ESE of Namie, Japan	9.5 km	2021-05-04 18:10:43 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Izu Islands, Japan region	91.3 km	2021-05-30 19:48:46 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	35 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan	56.9 km	2021-05-29 10:10:41 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	114 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-29 00:04:50 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	63 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-27 04:00:27 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Bonin Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-05-21 16:47:38 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-05-17 00:07:04 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Izu Islands, Japan region	35.0 km	2021-05-12 03:46:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	62 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	7.8 km	2021-05-30 15:07:19 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	63 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	5.6 km	2021-05-30 14:58:32 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	64 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-28 13:06:35 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	65 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	6.3 km	2021-05-27 16:18:08 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	140 km E of Hachinohe, Japan	38.2 km	2021-05-26 21:04:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	82 km SW of Itoman, Japan	25.4 km	2021-05-24 14:41:01 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	48 km ESE of Yonakuni, Japan	16.5 km	2021-05-17 11:01:32 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	66 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-27 04:14:29 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	165 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-24 03:52:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	100 km SSW of Kushiro, Japan	48.0 km	2021-05-18 15:48:33 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-05-17 15:36:38 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Bonin Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-05-16 14:36:22 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	101 km NE of Hasaki, Japan	20.7 km	2021-05-15 11:03:51 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Izu Islands, Japan region	72.7 km	2021-05-08 12:07:39 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	6 km W of Yonakuni, Japan	95.3 km	2021-05-04 16:05:23 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	64 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	7.4 km	2021-05-29 05:46:23 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	58 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-27 03:06:43 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	51 km N of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-27 01:45:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	59 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	8.4 km	2021-05-26 21:51:24 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	65 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-26 19:45:48 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	65 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-26 06:59:24 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	67 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-25 22:21:34 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	63 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	7.9 km	2021-05-25 15:42:18 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	176 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-25 10:51:41 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	68 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	4.0 km	2021-05-25 04:28:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	3 km SSE of Fujishiro, Japan	67.8 km	2021-05-23 19:09:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Izu Islands, Japan region	35.0 km	2021-05-17 21:29:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Izu Islands, Japan region	84.6 km	2021-05-08 11:52:42 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	139 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-05 07:42:34 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Volcano Islands, Japan region	41.4 km	2021-05-04 05:02:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	51 km SE of Nishinoomote, Japan	35.0 km	2021-05-03 07:55:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	63 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	7.9 km	2021-05-30 14:56:27 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	65 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-29 09:16:32 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	68 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	7.0 km	2021-05-28 20:10:24 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	54 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-27 03:11:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	56 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	11.6 km	2021-05-27 00:00:33 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	66 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2021-05-25 05:37:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	63 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan	9.7 km	2021-05-25 02:08:44 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	51 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan	47.5 km	2021-05-24 14:16:40 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Bonin Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-05-24 06:28:59 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Izu Islands, Japan region	22.2 km	2021-05-19 14:19:12 UTC	View event →

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