Latest today See all | Mag. 2.6 earthquake Philippine Sea - Ehime, Japan - |
Latest felt | Mag. 3.5 earthquake 16 km west of Uwajima - Ehime, Japan - |
Strongest today | Mag. 4.5 12 km southwest of Oyama - Tochigi, Japan - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 19, 01:44 pm (GMT +9) | 2.6 39 km | 9 km (5.6 mi) to the W | Philippine Sea, 16 km west of Uwajima, Ehime, Japan | Info | |
Apr 19, 01:30 pm (GMT +9) | 2.5 41 km | 33 km (21 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 35 km southeast of Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan | Info | |
Apr 19, 12:24 pm (GMT +9) | 2.5 37 km | 10 km (6.2 mi) to the W | Philippine Sea, 17 km west of Uwajima, Ehime, Japan | Info | |
Apr 19, 12:15 pm (GMT +9) | 2.5 38 km | 8 km (5 mi) to the W | Philippine Sea, 16 km west of Uwajima, Ehime, Japan | Info | |
Apr 19, 09:33 am (GMT +9) | 4.5 74 km | 12 km southwest of Oyama, Tochigi, Japan I FELT IT | Info | ||
Thursday, April 18, 2024 GMT (31 quakes) | |||||
Apr 19, 08:16 am (GMT +9) | 3.1 38 km | 10 km (6.2 mi) to the W | 17 km west of Uwajima, Ehime, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 19, 07:19 am (GMT +9) | 2.6 11 km | 24 km (15 mi) to the NW | Japan Sea, Ishikawa, 80 km northwest of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 19, 05:37 am (GMT +9) | 2.7 52 km | 46 km southeast of Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan | Info | ||
Apr 19, 05:33 am (GMT +9) | 2.6 46 km | 7.5 km northeast of Komaki, Aichi, Japan | Info | ||
Apr 19, 04:55 am (GMT +9) | 3.2 39 km | 9 km (5.6 mi) to the W | Philippine Sea, 18 km west of Uwajima, Ehime, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 19, 04:45 am (GMT +9) | 2.6 56 km | 53 km (33 mi) to the N | North Pacific Ocean, 73 km east of Mutsu, Aomori, Japan | Info |
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Japan has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 5,100 quakes on average per year in Japan. Japan has had at least 32 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.
On average, Japan has about 2,500 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 976 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 184 quakes per year, Mag 6+: 14.7 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Japan occurred 1 hour and 47 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.6:
A light magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred in the Philippine Sea near the coast of Ehime, Japan, around noon of Friday, Apr 19, 2024 at 1.44 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 39 km (24 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 24 hours, Japan was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.5, 11 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 24 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Japan in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 4.5 and occurred 6 hours ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake hit 12.2 km (8 mi) away from Oyama, Tochigi, Japan, in the morning of Friday, Apr 19, 2024 at 9.33 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a moderate depth of 74 km (46 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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