Japan · Earthquake archives December 2021

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

Events95

Largest magnitudeM 6.0

M6+1

M7+0

Average depth31.3 km

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 6.0	116 km N of Naze, Japan	7.0 km	2021-12-09 02:05:07 UTC	View event →
M 5.9	southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan	19.1 km	2021-12-26 08:26:47 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	73 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan	20.9 km	2021-12-30 06:47:08 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Volcano Islands, Japan region	112.7 km	2021-12-27 00:11:49 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	10 km WSW of Gob?, Japan	12.1 km	2021-12-03 00:28:28 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-21 16:42:40 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	25 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan	40.8 km	2021-12-20 16:05:25 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	63 km ENE of Namie, Japan	54.2 km	2021-12-08 07:22:18 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	101 km N of Naze, Japan	10.0 km	2021-12-05 02:14:24 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-21 16:46:59 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	155 km ESE of Hirara, Japan	10.0 km	2021-12-12 06:47:44 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	1 km SSW of Tsukuba, Japan	51.7 km	2021-12-01 16:58:36 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	63 km NE of Hirara, Japan	10.6 km	2021-12-30 08:45:35 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Bonin Islands, Japan region	74.3 km	2021-12-26 13:40:59 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	121 km WNW of Naha, Japan	10.0 km	2021-12-22 07:07:00 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-15 00:40:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	4 km NNW of Sakai, Japan	55.9 km	2021-12-12 03:30:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	39 km ENE of Iwaki, Japan	10.0 km	2021-12-07 17:29:25 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	110 km N of Naze, Japan	10.0 km	2021-12-07 02:13:34 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	72 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan	57.4 km	2021-12-06 14:33:21 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Volcano Islands, Japan region	33.0 km	2021-12-05 09:17:06 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	113 km NNW of Naze, Japan	10.0 km	2021-12-04 15:08:14 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-01 08:40:48 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	79 km SE of Hasaki, Japan	10.0 km	2021-12-01 06:04:53 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-26 06:51:55 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-16 03:51:59 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-15 21:29:04 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Ryukyu Islands, Japan	10.0 km	2021-12-12 22:30:44 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	157 km ESE of Hirara, Japan	10.0 km	2021-12-12 06:43:11 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	74 km ENE of Namie, Japan	57.2 km	2021-12-02 08:24:48 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	79 km SE of Hasaki, Japan	10.0 km	2021-12-01 10:22:33 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-01 09:49:15 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	11 km NNE of Miyako, Japan	64.4 km	2021-12-30 03:59:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	74 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan	10.0 km	2021-12-29 17:58:34 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-26 15:57:32 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-21 02:46:06 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-21 02:30:22 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-17 08:40:01 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	76 km N of Ishigaki, Japan	93.8 km	2021-12-15 18:47:53 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-15 04:00:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-15 02:53:00 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Bonin Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-13 01:15:54 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-12 10:22:26 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	79 km SSW of Rishiri Town, Japan	256.2 km	2021-12-12 03:21:27 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-09 08:57:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Volcano Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-06 11:33:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Bonin Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-06 07:46:37 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	81 km SE of Hasaki, Japan	10.0 km	2021-12-01 04:49:28 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	77 km SE of Hasaki, Japan	10.0 km	2021-12-01 04:09:14 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	7 km SE of Yotsukaid?, Japan	57.0 km	2021-12-30 00:41:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-29 11:33:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	43 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan	66.0 km	2021-12-26 19:40:05 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	48 km NE of Hirara, Japan	21.7 km	2021-12-26 09:17:01 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	139 km E of Hirara, Japan	10.0 km	2021-12-25 09:32:31 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-21 16:28:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-15 18:58:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-15 17:12:35 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Bonin Islands, Japan region	35.0 km	2021-12-14 01:12:00 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	Izu Islands, Japan region	10.0 km	2021-12-13 18:36:14 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan	10.0 km	2021-12-12 17:40:01 UTC	View event →

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