Past earthquakes in or near Japan: June 2023 - list, stats and map

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During June 2023, Japan has had 592 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 6.2:

1 quake above magnitude 6
9 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
66 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
197 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
319 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3

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Strongest: Mag. 6.2 Earthquake 20 km WSW of Biratori, Japan -

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Past earthquakes in or near Japan: June 2023 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Jul 1, 2023 02:57 am (GMT +9)	4.6 31 km	70 km (43 mi) to the SW	70 Km SSE of Tarama, Japan	Info
Jun 30, 2023 05:17 pm (GMT +9)	3.3 114 km	7 km (4.3 mi) to the SW	Japan: NEAR TOKARA ISLANDS	Info
Jun 30, 2023 03:52 pm (GMT +9)	3.2 50 km		Japan: CENTRAL WAKAYAMA PREF	Info
Jun 30, 2023 02:23 pm (GMT +9)	4.3 56 km	23 km (14 mi) to the NE	North Pacific Ocean, 20 km east of Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan	Info
Jun 30, 2023 02:03 pm (GMT +9)	3.9 63 km	45 km (28 mi) to the SE	Japan: SE OFF BOSO PENINSULA	Info
Jun 30, 2023 01:46 pm (GMT +9)	3.4 40 km	15 km (9.3 mi) to the SW	Japan: HYUGANADA REGION	Info
Jun 30, 2023 10:46 am (GMT +9)	3.6 70 km	26 km (16 mi) to the SW	Ryukyu Islands, Japan	Info
Thursday, June 29, 2023 GMT (7 quakes)
Jun 30, 2023 05:14 am (GMT +8)	4.2 10 km	91 km (57 mi) to the SW	Taiwan Region	Info
Jun 30, 2023 12:48 am (GMT +9)	3.9 54 km	6 km (3.7 mi) to the NE	Near Hitachi-Naka, Ibaraki, Japan 2 reports	Info
Jun 29, 2023 11:40 pm (GMT +9)	4.3 104 km	52 km (32 mi) to the SW	57 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan	Info
Jun 29, 2023 10:20 pm (GMT +9)	3.8 80 km	26 km (16 mi) to the SW	Southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.1 x 10¹⁴ joules (58.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 50456 tons of TNT or 3.2 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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