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Latest quakes in or near Ofunato, Iwate, Japan - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.6 earthquake North Pacific Ocean, 75 km east of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 4.5 North Pacific Ocean, 53 km east of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken - Feb 24, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 19, 2024 05:14 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Ofunato, Iwate, Japan, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake near Ofunato, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Ofunato has had 2 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 3.0.
In the past 30 days, Ofunato has had 46 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.5 within up to 100 km (63 mi) distance:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 13 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 31 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest today: Mag. 2.6 Earthquake North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 75 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken -
Strongest: Mag. 4.5 Earthquake North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 53 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken -

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Showing all recent or significant quakes in the past 30 days, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (46 quakes):
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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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
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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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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 7.5 x 1011 joules (208 megawatt hours, equivalent to 179 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 522 quakes on average per year in or near Ofunato, Iwate, Japan:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.9 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.43 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.3 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 4.2 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 47 quakes per year (or 3.9 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 217 quakes per year (or 18.1 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 520 quakes per year (or 43 quakes per month)
Ofunato has a very high level of seismic activity. 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.

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