Latest quakes in or near Sabusawa-jima Island, Japan - list, stats and map
Latest See all | Mag. 2.8 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Fukushima, Japan - |
Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 6.1 North Pacific Ocean - Miyagi-ken, Japan - Apr 4, 2024 - |
- 0 quakes above magnitude 6
- 1 quake between magnitude 4 and 5
- 1 quake between magnitude 3 and 4
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 20, 02:15 am (GMT +9) | 2.8 50 km | North Pacific Ocean, 49 km east of Minami-Sōma, Fukushima, Japan | Info | ||
Apr 19, 07:19 pm (GMT +9) | 3.8 47 km | North Pacific Ocean, 30 km southeast of Ofunato, Iwate, Japan I FELT IT | Info | ||
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 17, 11:57 pm (GMT +9) | 2.7 81 km | 16 km southeast of Mizusawa, Iwate, Japan | Info | ||
Apr 17, 11:34 am (GMT +9) | 2.5 142 km | Miyagi-ken, 24 km northeast of Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan | Info | ||
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Apr 17, 01:22 am (GMT +9) | 3.0 43 km | North Pacific Ocean, 85 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi-ken, Japan I FELT IT | Info | ||
Apr 16, 03:58 pm (GMT +9) | 2.5 42 km | North Pacific Ocean, 64 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi-ken, Japan | Info | ||
Apr 16, 01:17 pm (GMT +9) | 2.9 84 km | North Pacific Ocean, 31 km east of Minami-Sōma, Fukushima, Japan | Info | ||
Monday, April 15, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Apr 16, 03:37 am (GMT +9) | 3.0 47 km | North Pacific Ocean, 58 km east of Minami-Sōma, Fukushima, Japan I FELT IT | Info | ||
Apr 15, 12:31 pm (GMT +9) | 3.0 48 km | North Pacific Ocean, 98 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi-ken, Japan | Info | ||
Apr 15, 09:57 am (GMT +9) | 3.2 58 km | North Pacific Ocean, 92 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi-ken, Japan I FELT IT | Info | ||
Sunday, April 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 14, 05:14 pm (GMT +9) | 2.7 43 km | Japan: E OFF MIYAGI PREF | Info |
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Average number of earthquakes
- Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
- Mag. 6 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)
- Mag. 5 or higher: 0.34 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3 years)
- Mag. 4 or higher: 5.2 quakes per year
- Mag. 3 or higher: 23 quakes per year
- Mag. 2 or higher: 51 quakes per year (or 4.3 quakes per month)
- Mag. 1 or higher: 78 quakes per year (or 6.5 quakes per month)
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Sabusawa-jima Earthquake FAQ
+How frequent are earthquakes in or near Sabusawa-jima Island, Japan?
Sabusawa-jima has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 52 quakes on average per year in or near Sabusawa-jima Island, Japan. Sabusawa-jima has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.
+How many earthquakes occur every year in or near Sabusawa-jima Island, Japan?
On average, Sabusawa-jima has about 23 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year.
+When was the latest earthquake in Sabusawa-jima?
The last earthquake in Sabusawa-jima occurred 1 hour and 27 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.8:
A light magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Japan in the early morning of Saturday, Apr 20, 2024 at 2.15 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 50 km (31 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
+How many quakes were there in Sabusawa-jima in the past 30 days?
In the past 30 days, Sabusawa-jima has been shaken by 0 quakes of magnitude 6.0 or above, 1 quake of magnitude 4.4, and 1 quake of magnitude.
+What was the strongest quake in Sabusawa-jima in the past 30 days?
The strongest earthquake in Sabusawa-jima in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 6.1 and occurred 2 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.