Latest quake See all | Mag. 2.6 earthquake North Pacific Ocean, 75 km east of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken - |
Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 4.5 North Pacific Ocean, 53 km east of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken - Feb 24, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
Mar 19, 01:06 pm (GMT +9) Mar 19, 04:06 GMT | 2.6 43 km | 63 km (39 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 75 km east of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken | Info | |
Monday, March 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 18, 09:02 pm (GMT +9) Mar 18, 12:02 GMT | 3.0 36 km | 93 km (58 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 94 km southeast of Kamaishi, Iwate I FELT IT | Info | |
Sunday, March 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 18, 05:05 am (GMT +9) Mar 17, 20:05 GMT | 2.9 31 km | 84 km (52 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 72 km east of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken | Info | |
Saturday, March 16, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Mar 17, 05:06 am (GMT +9) Mar 16, 20:06 GMT | 2.5 36 km | 52 km (33 mi) to the E | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 40 km east of Kamaishi, Iwate | Info | |
Mar 16, 03:01 pm (GMT +9) Mar 16, 06:01 GMT | 2.9 35 km | 76 km (47 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 76 km east of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken | Info | |
Friday, March 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 15, 12:19 pm (GMT +9) Mar 15, 03:19 GMT | 2.6 53 km | 58 km (36 mi) to the S | 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 | 18 km (11 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan, 18 km south of Ofunato, Iwate | Info | |
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Mar 14, 05:53 am (GMT +9) Mar 13, 20:53 GMT | 3.0 36 km | 77 km (48 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 49 km southeast of Miyako, Iwate I FELT IT | Info | |
Mar 14, 01:35 am (GMT +9) Mar 13, 16:35 GMT | 2.6 16 km | 90 km (56 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 21 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken | Info | |
Mar 13, 05:51 pm (GMT +9) Mar 13, 08:51 GMT | 2.6 30 km | 87 km (54 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 68 km east of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken | Info | |
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Mar 13, 06:50 am (GMT +9) Mar 12, 21:50 GMT | 2.9 35 km | 76 km (47 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 75 km east of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken | Info |
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Ofunato 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 522 quakes on average per year in or near Ofunato, Iwate, Japan. Ofunato 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.
The last earthquake in Ofunato occurred 1 hour and 9 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.6:
A light magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Japan around noon of Tuesday, Mar 19, 2024 at 1.06 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 43 km (26 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 30 days, Ofunato has been shaken by 2 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 13 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 31 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Ofunato in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 4.5 and occurred 3 weeks ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan, around noon of Saturday, Feb 24, 2024 at 12.57 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 68 km (42 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
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