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Earthquakes in Jepang

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

Regional statistics

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

Recorded events
484
Maximum magnitude
6,53
Average magnitude
3,66

Earthquake map for Jepang

Latest earthquakes

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

  1. 3,00 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Ibaraki
  2. 4,70 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Chiba
  3. 3,00 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Chiba
  4. 3,10 Jepang, Semenanjung Noto, Prefektur Ishikawa
  5. 3,30 Jepang, Hokkaidō
  6. 4,40 Jepang, Hokkaidō
  7. 3,30 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Niigata
  8. 3,40 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Shimane
  9. 3,00 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Chiba
  10. 3,20 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Shimane
  11. 4,70 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Fukushima
  12. 3,60 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Shizuoka
  13. 3,80 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Chiba
  14. 3,50 Jepang, Hokkaidō
  15. 3,30 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Ibaraki
  16. 3,10 Jepang, Kyushu, Prefektur Miyazaki
  17. 4,80 Jepang, Kyushu, Prefektur Miyazaki
  18. 3,40 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Ibaraki
  19. 3,40 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Fukushima
  20. 3,20 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Ibaraki

Largest earthquakes

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

  1. 6,53 Jepang, Hokkaidō
  2. 6,10 Jepang, Hokkaidō
  3. 6,10 Jepang, Hokkaidō
  4. 5,90 Jepang, Hokkaidō
  5. 5,80 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Chiba
  6. 5,70 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Yamanashi
  7. 5,70 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Wakayama
  8. 5,70 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Shimane
  9. 5,50 Jepang, Honshū, Prefektur Ibaraki
  10. 5,40 Jepang, Kyushu, Prefektur Kumamoto

Statistics for the last 5 years

Complete years use 365 or 366 days. For 2.026, the average uses 365 days through 19 Jul 2026.

Date Recorded events Maximum magnitude Events per day
2026 715 7,1 — Samudra Pasifik, Jepang 1,959

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