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Earthquakes in Japan

Explore earthquakes recorded within Japan. Latest events cover Jun 20, 2026 – Jul 19, 2026 UTC; annual statistics and the largest events cover Jul 20, 2025 – Jul 19, 2026 UTC.

Regional statistics

Statistics for the 365-day period Jul 20, 2025 – Jul 19, 2026 UTC.

Recorded events
484
Maximum magnitude
6.53
Average magnitude
3.66

Earthquake map for Japan

Latest earthquakes

Up to 20 most recent events during the 30-day period Jun 20, 2026 – Jul 19, 2026 UTC.

  1. 3.00 Japan, Honshu, Ibaraki Prefecture
  2. 4.70 Japan, Honshu, Chiba Prefecture
  3. 3.00 Japan, Honshu, Chiba Prefecture
  4. 3.10 Japan, Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture
  5. 3.30 Japan, Hokkaidō
  6. 4.40 Japan, Hokkaidō
  7. 3.30 Japan, Honshu, Niigata Prefecture
  8. 3.40 Japan, Honshu, Shimane Prefecture
  9. 3.00 Japan, Honshu, Chiba Prefecture
  10. 3.20 Japan, Honshu, Shimane Prefecture
  11. 4.70 Japan, Honshu, Fukushima Prefecture
  12. 3.60 Japan, Honshu, Shizuoka Prefecture
  13. 3.80 Japan, Honshu, Chiba Prefecture
  14. 3.50 Japan, Hokkaidō
  15. 3.30 Japan, Honshu, Ibaraki Prefecture
  16. 3.10 Japan, Kyushu, Miyazaki Prefecture
  17. 4.80 Japan, Kyushu, Miyazaki Prefecture
  18. 3.40 Japan, Honshu, Ibaraki Prefecture
  19. 3.40 Japan, Honshu, Fukushima Prefecture
  20. 3.20 Japan, Honshu, Ibaraki Prefecture

Largest earthquakes

The 10 largest recorded events during the 365-day period Jul 20, 2025 – Jul 19, 2026 UTC.

  1. 6.53 Japan, Hokkaidō
  2. 6.10 Japan, Hokkaidō
  3. 6.10 Japan, Hokkaidō
  4. 5.90 Japan, Hokkaidō
  5. 5.80 Japan, Honshu, Chiba Prefecture
  6. 5.70 Japan, Honshu, Yamanashi Prefecture
  7. 5.70 Japan, Honshu, Wakayama Prefecture
  8. 5.70 Japan, Honshu, Shimane Prefecture
  9. 5.50 Japan, Honshu, Ibaraki Prefecture
  10. 5.40 Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture

Statistics for the last 5 years

Complete years use 365 or 366 days. For 2,026, the average uses 365 days through Jul 19, 2026.

Date Recorded events Maximum magnitude Events per day
2026 715 7.1 — Pacific Ocean, Japan 1.959

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