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Japan · Earthquake archives 2021

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

Events567
Largest magnitudeM 7.1
M6+8
M7+2
Average depth46.1 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan33Feb46Mar32Apr35May64Jun33Jul41Aug58Sep36Oct38Nov56Dec95
January33 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0February46 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 1March32 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 1April35 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0May64 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 2June33 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0July41 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0August58 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0September36 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 1October38 EventsMax M5.9 · M6+ 0November56 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 2December95 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.173 km ENE of Namie, Japan44.0 km2021-02-13 14:07:49 UTCView event →
M 7.030 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan43.0 km2021-03-20 09:09:43 UTCView event →
M 6.930 km SSE of Onagawa Ch?, Japan43.0 km2021-05-01 01:27:27 UTCView event →
M 6.6177 km SE of Hirara, Japan12.0 km2021-11-10 15:45:13 UTCView event →
M 6.3Izu Islands, Japan region11.0 km2021-11-29 12:40:44 UTCView event →
M 6.1243 km NNW of Nanao, Japan364.0 km2021-09-29 08:37:05 UTCView event →
M 6.0116 km N of Naze, Japan7.0 km2021-12-09 02:05:07 UTCView event →
M 6.076 km ENE of Namie, Japan32.0 km2021-05-13 23:58:14 UTCView event →
M 5.9southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan19.1 km2021-12-26 08:26:47 UTCView event →
M 5.95 km SW of Chiba, Japan62.0 km2021-10-07 13:41:24 UTCView event →
M 5.9149 km N of Hirara, Japan153.0 km2021-03-26 22:02:16 UTCView event →
M 5.984 km NW of Yoichi, Japan214.0 km2021-01-12 02:39:43 UTCView event →
M 5.8223 km SE of Shing?, Japan370.0 km2021-09-13 22:46:06 UTCView event →
M 5.8121 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan27.0 km2021-08-03 20:33:34 UTCView event →
M 5.748 km NNE of Miyako, Japan55.0 km2021-10-05 17:46:02 UTCView event →
M 5.7106 km S of Kushiro, Japan9.0 km2021-05-16 03:23:53 UTCView event →
M 5.7154 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan40.0 km2021-03-28 00:26:55 UTCView event →
M 5.6Bonin Islands, Japan region11.0 km2021-11-26 07:14:04 UTCView event →
M 5.653 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan31.4 km2021-04-18 00:29:25 UTCView event →
M 5.657 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan41.0 km2021-04-18 00:29:11 UTCView event →
M 5.5Izu Islands, Japan region20.1 km2021-11-30 06:53:34 UTCView event →
M 5.5271 km SE of Shing?, Japan335.8 km2021-10-21 08:36:47 UTCView event →
M 5.5122 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan12.0 km2021-05-29 01:02:41 UTCView event →
M 5.5160 km N of Ishigaki, Japan199.0 km2021-05-03 05:07:30 UTCView event →
M 5.439 km SE of Kushima, Japan24.5 km2021-10-06 08:12:53 UTCView event →
M 5.4105 km NNW of Hirara, Japan7.9 km2021-10-05 17:30:27 UTCView event →
M 5.4Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2021-09-09 04:11:49 UTCView event →
M 5.4105 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan14.0 km2021-08-04 04:40:25 UTCView event →
M 5.4163 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan11.5 km2021-07-16 04:19:57 UTCView event →
M 5.4Bonin Islands, Japan region526.3 km2021-05-30 13:33:29 UTCView event →
M 5.430 km ENE of Namie, Japan30.2 km2021-02-15 12:26:17 UTCView event →
M 5.471 km ENE of Namie, Japan45.1 km2021-02-13 14:51:41 UTCView event →
M 5.445 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan110.2 km2021-02-06 17:36:02 UTCView event →
M 5.373 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan20.9 km2021-12-30 06:47:08 UTCView event →
M 5.398 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan38.4 km2021-10-19 12:36:37 UTCView event →
M 5.369 km E of Namie, Japan57.0 km2021-08-22 02:24:35 UTCView event →
M 5.3244 km E of Namie, Japan19.1 km2021-07-09 20:23:44 UTCView event →
M 5.329 km NE of Shimo-furano, Japan151.9 km2021-06-20 11:08:24 UTCView event →
M 5.3207 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan10.0 km2021-06-08 15:29:01 UTCView event →
M 5.351 km E of Namie, Japan35.4 km2021-02-15 12:26:03 UTCView event →
M 5.3Izu Islands, Japan region64.5 km2021-02-09 07:07:57 UTCView event →
M 5.2Volcano Islands, Japan region112.7 km2021-12-27 00:11:49 UTCView event →
M 5.210 km WSW of Gob?, Japan12.1 km2021-12-03 00:28:28 UTCView event →
M 5.28 km NNW of Funaishikawa, Japan55.3 km2021-10-31 21:14:47 UTCView event →
M 5.2Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2021-09-21 10:19:56 UTCView event →
M 5.2153 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan10.0 km2021-08-21 21:55:39 UTCView event →
M 5.2off the east coast of Honshu, Japan10.0 km2021-08-03 20:43:10 UTCView event →
M 5.273 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan55.9 km2021-07-26 02:16:15 UTCView event →
M 5.229 km NE of Kitsuki, Japan63.6 km2021-07-17 11:49:59 UTCView event →
M 5.2Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2021-07-08 11:17:27 UTCView event →
M 5.2off the east coast of Honshu, Japan10.0 km2021-05-31 22:04:42 UTCView event →
M 5.2133 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan10.0 km2021-05-28 23:21:04 UTCView event →
M 5.2107 km N of Naze, Japan10.0 km2021-04-12 14:01:48 UTCView event →
M 5.2Volcano Islands, Japan region160.6 km2021-04-12 03:08:36 UTCView event →
M 5.2102 km N of Naze, Japan10.0 km2021-04-09 22:07:30 UTCView event →
M 5.264 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan40.3 km2021-02-13 18:25:27 UTCView event →
M 5.227 km ESE of Chitose, Japan115.6 km2021-01-27 05:06:53 UTCView event →
M 5.2113 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan10.0 km2021-01-25 07:25:35 UTCView event →
M 5.276 km SSE of Toba, Japan359.7 km2021-01-15 13:38:19 UTCView event →
M 5.1Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2021-12-21 16:42:40 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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