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Earthquakes in Japan

Explore earthquakes recorded within Japan. Latest events cover Sep 25, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026 UTC; annual statistics and the largest events cover Oct 25, 2025 – Oct 24, 2026 UTC.

Regional statistics

Statistics for the 365-day period Oct 25, 2025 – Oct 24, 2026 UTC.

Recorded events
633
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 Sep 25, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026 UTC.

  1. 3.10 Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture
  2. 4.70 Japan, Hokkaidō
  3. 4.60 Japan, Hokkaidō
  4. 4.50 Japan, Honshu, Chiba Prefecture
  5. 3.10 Japan, Honshu, Yamaguchi Prefecture
  6. 3.30 Japan, Honshu, Fukushima Prefecture
  7. 3.20 Japan, Honshu, Chiba Prefecture
  8. 3.50 Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture
  9. 3.30 Japan, Hokkaidō
  10. 4.70 Japan, Honshu, Chiba Prefecture
  11. 3.00 Japan, Wakayama Prefecture
  12. 4.00 Japan, Hokkaidō
  13. 3.00 Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture
  14. 4.00 Japan, Honshu, Ibaraki Prefecture
  15. 3.10 Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture
  16. 3.90 Japan, Honshu, Gunma Prefecture
  17. 3.40 Japan, Honshu, Kanagawa Prefecture
  18. 3.10 Japan, Shikoku, Ehime Prefecture
  19. 3.00 Japan, Shikoku, Kagawa Prefecture
  20. 3.10 Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture

Largest earthquakes

The 10 largest recorded events during the 365-day period Oct 25, 2025 – Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 2026.

Date Recorded events Maximum magnitude Events per day
2026 1198 7.1 — Pacific Ocean, Japan 3.282

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