Past earthquakes in or near Japan: April 2021 - list, stats and map

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During April 2021, Japan has had 761 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 6.1:

1 quake above magnitude 6
7 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
83 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
275 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
395 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3

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Strongest: Mag. 6.1 Earthquake E OFF MIYAGI PREF, Japan -

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Showing quakes magnitude 3.3 or higher, within up to 300 km (186 mi) distance (271 out of 761 quakes, show more):

Past earthquakes in or near Japan: April 2021 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
May 1, 2021 08:10 am (GMT +9)	4.0 52 km	238 km (148 mi) to the NE	FAR E OFF NORTH HONSHU, Japan 1 report	Info
May 1, 2021 04:40 am (GMT +9)	3.6 372 km	72 km (45 mi) to the SW	FAR S OFF SHIZUOKA PREF, Japan	Info
May 1, 2021 02:45 am (GMT +9)	4.9 403 km	23 km (14 mi) to the SW	SE OFF KII PENINSULA, Japan	Info
May 1, 2021 12:37 am (Magadan)	3.5 184 km	114 km (71 mi) to the NE	NEAR ETOROFU ISLAND, Russia	Info
Apr 30, 2021 06:17 pm (GMT +9)	3.3 54 km		TOKACHI REGION, Japan	Info
Apr 30, 2021 03:40 pm (GMT +9)	3.8 49 km	26 km (16 mi) to the N	NE OFF IWATE PREF, Japan	Info
Apr 30, 2021 02:20 pm (GMT +9)	3.4 46 km	42 km (26 mi) to the NE	E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF, Japan	Info
Thursday, April 29, 2021 GMT (5 quakes)
Apr 30, 2021 01:40 am (GMT +8)	3.9 41 km	300 km (186 mi) to the SW	124 Km N 04° E of Itbayat (Batanes), Taiwan	Info
Apr 30, 2021 12:39 am (GMT +9)	4.0 14 km	90 km (56 mi) to the NE	E OFF AOMORI PREF, Japan	Info
Apr 29, 2021 09:47 pm (GMT +9)	4.1 36 km	270 km (168 mi) to the E	279 km ESE of Namie, Japan	Info
Apr 29, 2021 07:18 pm (GMT +9)	3.4 8.6 km		SHIMANE HIROSHIMA BORDER, Japan	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.1 x 10¹⁴ joules (59.1 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 50810 tons of TNT or 3.2 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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