Latest quake See all | Mag. 2.5 earthquake North Pacific Ocean, 56 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken - |
Strongest past 30 days | 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 17, 05:04 pm (GMT +9) Mar 17, 08:04 GMT | 2.5 51 km | 91 km (57 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 56 km southeast 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 | 65 km (41 mi) to the E | 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 | 72 km (45 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan, 18 km south of Ofunato, Iwate | Info | |
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 14, 01:35 am (GMT +9) Mar 13, 16:35 GMT | 2.6 16 km | 55 km (34 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 21 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken | Info | |
Sunday, March 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 10, 03:14 pm (GMT +9) Mar 10, 06:14 GMT | 4.5 66 km | 89 km (55 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 78 km east of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken | Info | |
Saturday, March 9, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Mar 9, 06:21 pm (GMT +9) Mar 9, 09:21 GMT | 2.5 89 km | 76 km (47 mi) to the E | North Pacific Ocean, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan, 37 km south of Ofunato, Iwate | Info | |
Mar 9, 05:58 pm (GMT +9) Mar 9, 08:58 GMT | 2.7 87 km | 91 km (56 mi) to the S | Japan, 24 km east of Fukushima, Fukushima | Info | |
Friday, March 8, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Mar 9, 07:43 am (GMT +9) Mar 8, 22:43 GMT | 2.8 84 km | 85 km (53 mi) to the S | Japan, 18 km south of Kakuda, Honshu-miyagi-ken | Info | |
Mar 9, 12:40 am (GMT +9) Mar 8, 15:40 GMT | 2.6 55 km | 84 km (52 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 51 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken | Info | |
Mar 8, 10:55 am (GMT +9) Mar 8, 01:55 GMT | 2.6 40 km | 100 km (62 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 66 km east of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken | Info | |
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Mar 7, 06:06 am (GMT +9) Mar 6, 21:06 GMT | 2.5 44 km | 100 km (62 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 69 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken | Info |
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Furukawa 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 446 quakes on average per year in or near Furukawa, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan. Furukawa has had at least 4 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 Furukawa occurred 2 days ago and had a magnitude of 2.5:
A light magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan, in the afternoon of Sunday, Mar 17, 2024 at 5.04 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 51 km (32 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 30 days, Furukawa has been shaken by 3 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 8 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 22 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Furukawa in the past 30 days 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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