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Earthquakes in Japan

Explore earthquakes recorded within Japan. Latest events cover Aug 10, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026 UTC; annual statistics and the largest events cover Sep 9, 2025 – Sep 8, 2026 UTC.

Regional statistics

Statistics for the 365-day period Sep 9, 2025 – Sep 8, 2026 UTC.

Recorded events
611
Maximum magnitude
6.8
Average magnitude
3.63

Earthquake map for Japan

Latest earthquakes

Up to 20 most recent events during the 30-day period Aug 10, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026 UTC.

  1. 3.30 Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture
  2. 3.80 Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture
  3. 3.20 Japan, Honshu, Ibaraki Prefecture
  4. 3.60 Japan, Honshu, Wakayama Prefecture
  5. 3.10 Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture
  6. 3.50 Japan, Honshu, Fukushima Prefecture
  7. 3.50 Japan, Honshu, Akita Prefecture
  8. 3.30 Japan, Honshu, Wakayama Prefecture
  9. 3.30 Japan, Honshu, Fukushima Prefecture
  10. 3.00 Japan, Honshu, Fukushima Prefecture
  11. 3.70 Japan, Honshu, Nara Prefecture
  12. 3.30 Japan, Honshu, Chiba Prefecture
  13. 3.60 Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture
  14. 3.20 Japan, Honshu, Gunma Prefecture
  15. 3.30 Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture
  16. 3.40 Japan, Honshu, Tochigi Prefecture
  17. 3.80 Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture
  18. 3.30 Japan, Hokkaidō
  19. 4.50 Japan, Hokkaidō
  20. 3.10 Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture

Largest earthquakes

The 10 largest recorded events during the 365-day period Sep 9, 2025 – Sep 8, 2026 UTC.

  1. 6.80 Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture
  2. 6.55 Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture
  3. 6.53 Japan, Hokkaidō
  4. 6.10 Japan, Hokkaidō
  5. 6.10 Japan, Hokkaidō
  6. 5.90 Japan, Hokkaidō
  7. 5.80 Japan, Honshu, Ibaraki Prefecture
  8. 5.80 Japan, Honshu, Chiba Prefecture
  9. 5.70 Japan, Honshu, Yamanashi Prefecture
  10. 5.70 Japan, Honshu, Wakayama Prefecture

Statistics for the last 5 years

Complete years use 365 or 366 days. For 2,026, the average uses 365 days through Sep 8, 2026.

Date Recorded events Maximum magnitude Events per day
2026 1066 7.1 — Pacific Ocean, Japan 2.921

Country borders and localized names come from Natural Earth. naturalearthdata.com