Latest See all | Mag. 3.1 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Miyagi-ken, Japan - |
Strongest since 2024 | Mag. 6.1 83 km E of Minami-Sōma - Japan - Apr 4, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 23, 04:36 pm (GMT +9) | 3.1 20 km | 82 km (51 mi) to the E | North Pacific Ocean, 83 km east of Ishinomaki, Miyagi-ken, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 23, 11:18 am (GMT +9) | 2.9 49 km | 88 km (54 mi) to the S | North Pacific Ocean, 54 km east of Minami-Sōma, Fukushima, Japan | Info | |
Monday, April 22, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Apr 23, 02:08 am (GMT +9) | 2.6 48 km | 86 km (54 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 72 km east of Minami-Sōma, Fukushima, Japan | Info | |
Apr 23, 02:02 am (GMT +9) | 2.8 53 km | 32 km (20 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 32 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi-ken, Japan | Info | |
Apr 22, 04:41 pm (GMT +9) | 2.6 75 km | 89 km (56 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 62 km east of Minami-Sōma, Fukushima, Japan | Info | |
Sunday, April 21, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 21, 05:01 pm (GMT +9) | 2.8 55 km | 83 km (52 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 97 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi-ken, Japan | Info | |
Saturday, April 20, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 21, 06:40 am (GMT +9) | 3.6 70 km | 50 km (31 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 50 km northeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi-ken, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
Friday, April 19, 2024 GMT (4 quakes) | |||||
Apr 20, 08:59 am (GMT +9) | 3.1 26 km | 36 km (22 mi) to the N | 14 km east of Kurihara, Miyagi-ken, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 20, 05:59 am (GMT +9) | 3.3 61 km | 92 km (57 mi) to the NE | 10.5 km northeast of Ofunato, Iwate, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 20, 04:05 am (GMT +9) | 2.7 43 km | 71 km (44 mi) to the SE | North Pacific Ocean, 82 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi-ken, Japan | Info | |
Apr 19, 07:19 pm (GMT +9) | 3.8 47 km | 78 km (49 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 30 km southeast of Ofunato, Iwate, Japan I FELT IT | Info |
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Ishinomaki has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,000 quakes on average per year in or near Ishinomaki, Miyagi-ken, Japan. Ishinomaki has had at least 17 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.
The last earthquake in Ishinomaki occurred 48 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 3.1:
A light magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Japan in the afternoon of Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024 at 4.36 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a very shallow depth of 20 km (13 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
Since 2024, Ishinomaki has been shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 6.1, 12 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 81 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 177 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Ishinomaki since 2024 had a magnitude of 6.1 and occurred 3 weeks ago:
A very strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Miyagi-ken, Japan, around noon of Thursday, Apr 4, 2024 at 12.16 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 40 km (25 mi) and was felt over a large region.
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