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Latest quakes in or near Sendai City, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.9 earthquake North Pacific Ocean, 99 km southeast of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 4.5 North Pacific Ocean, 78 km east of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken - Mar 10, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 19, 2024 11:48 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Sendai in the past 24 hours.
Since 2024, Sendai has had 161 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.5 within up to 100 km (63 mi) distance:
  • 9 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 46 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 106 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest: Mag. 2.9 Earthquake North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 99 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken -
Strongest: Mag. 4.5 Earthquake North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 78 km E of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken -

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Showing all recent or significant quakes since 2024, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (161 quakes):
Date and TimeMag
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Mar 18, 08:32 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 18, 11:32 GMT
2.9

49 km
98 km (61 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 99 km southeast of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken Info
Sunday, March 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 17, 05:04 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 17, 08:04 GMT
2.5

51 km
88 km (55 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 56 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken Info
Saturday, March 16, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 17, 07:02 am (GMT +9)
Mar 16, 22:02 GMT
3.4

58 km
100 km (62 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 100 km southeast of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken
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Mar 17, 03:40 am (GMT +9)
Mar 16, 18:40 GMT
2.6

191 km
74 km (46 mi) to the SW Japan, 17 km southeast of Yonezawa, Yamagata 1 reportInfo
Mar 17, 02:31 am (GMT +9)
Mar 16, 17:31 GMT
2.5

44 km
96 km (59 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 58 km east of Minami-Sōma, Fukushima Info
Friday, March 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 15, 12:19 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 15, 03:19 GMT
2.6

53 km
80 km (50 mi) to the NE North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 39 km northeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken Info
Thursday, March 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 14, 02:05 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 14, 05:05 GMT
2.6

67 km
100 km (62 mi) to the NE North Pacific Ocean, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan, 18 km south of Ofunato, Iwate Info
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 14, 06:18 am (GMT +9)
Mar 13, 21:18 GMT
2.5

53 km
88 km (55 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 72 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken Info
Mar 14, 01:35 am (GMT +9)
Mar 13, 16:35 GMT
2.6

16 km
53 km (33 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 21 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken Info
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 12, 03:32 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 12, 06:32 GMT
2.7

52 km
91 km (57 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 91 km southeast of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken Info
Sunday, March 10, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 11, 08:55 am (GMT +9)
Mar 10, 23:55 GMT
2.6

35 km
94 km (58 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 77 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2 x 1012 joules (567 megawatt hours, equivalent to 488 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 10 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,100 quakes on average per year in or near Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.9 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.42 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.4 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 4.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 39.5 quakes per year (or 3.3 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 392 quakes per year (or 32.7 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 3 quakes per day)
Sendai has a very high level of seismic activity. Sendai has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.

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