Latest quake See all | Mag. 2.9 earthquake North Pacific Ocean, 99 km southeast of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken - |
Strongest since 2024 | Mag. 4.5 North Pacific Ocean, 78 km east of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken - Mar 10, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
Mar 18, 08:32 pm (GMT +9) Mar 18, 11:32 GMT | 2.9 49 km | 96 km (60 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 99 km southeast of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken | Info | |
Sunday, March 17, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Mar 17, 11:34 pm (GMT +9) Mar 17, 14:34 GMT | 2.6 38 km | 93 km (58 mi) to the E | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 72 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken | Info | |
Mar 17, 05:04 pm (GMT +9) Mar 17, 08:04 GMT | 2.5 51 km | 80 km (49 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 | 98 km (61 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 100 km southeast of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken I FELT IT | Info | |
Mar 17, 03:40 am (GMT +9) Mar 16, 18:40 GMT | 2.6 191 km | 86 km (53 mi) to the SW | Japan, 17 km southeast of Yonezawa, Yamagata 1 report | Info | |
Mar 17, 02:31 am (GMT +9) Mar 16, 17:31 GMT | 2.5 44 km | 95 km (59 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 58 km east of Minami-Sōma, Fukushima | Info | |
Friday, March 15, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Mar 15, 12:19 pm (GMT +9) Mar 15, 03:19 GMT | 2.6 53 km | 68 km (42 mi) to the E | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 39 km northeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken | Info | |
Mar 15, 10:00 am (GMT +9) Mar 15, 01:00 GMT | 2.6 45 km | 100 km (62 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 66 km east of Minami-Sōma, Fukushima | Info | |
Thursday, March 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 14, 02:05 pm (GMT +9) Mar 14, 05:05 GMT | 2.6 67 km | 88 km (55 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan, 18 km south of Ofunato, Iwate | Info | |
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Mar 14, 06:18 am (GMT +9) Mar 13, 21:18 GMT | 2.5 53 km | 84 km (52 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 | 43 km (27 mi) to the E | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 21 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken | Info |
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Rifu has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 10 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,200 quakes on average per year in or near Rifu, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan. Rifu has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.
The last earthquake in Rifu occurred 1 day 2 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.9:
A light magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Japan in the evening of Monday, Mar 18, 2024 at 8.32 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 49 km (31 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
Since 2024, Rifu has been shaken by 9 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 47 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 116 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Rifu since 2024 had a magnitude of 4.5 and occurred 9 days ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan, in the early afternoon of Sunday, Mar 10, 2024 at 3.14 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 66 km (41 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
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