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Latest quakes in or near Karatsu Shi, Saga, Japan - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.6 earthquake Japan: NORTHERN ARIAKEKAI REG - Jan 22, 2024 -
Strongest since 2022Mag. 3.8 Near Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan - Feb 17, 2023 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 09:38 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Karatsu Shi in the past 24 hours.
Since 2022, Karatsu Shi has had 12 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 3.8:
  • 5 quakes above magnitude 3
  • 7 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Strongest: Mag. 3.8 Earthquake Near Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan -
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Showing all recent or significant quakes since 2022, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (22 quakes):
Latest quakes in or near Karatsu Shi, Saga, Japan - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Jan 22, 03:39 am (GMT +9)
Jan 21, 18:39 GMT
2.6

12 km
33 km (21 mi) to the SE Japan: NORTHERN ARIAKEKAI REG Info
Friday, December 1, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 2, 2023 04:06 am (GMT +9)
Dec 1, 2023 19:06 GMT
3.4

15 km
45 km (28 mi) to the N Japan: NW OFF KYUSHU Info
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 5, 2023 01:44 pm (GMT +9)
Sep 5, 2023 04:44 GMT
2.8

17 km
30 km (19 mi) to the NE Japan: NW OFF KYUSHU Info
Friday, July 28, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 28, 2023 09:35 pm (GMT +9)
Jul 28, 2023 12:35 GMT
2.7

12 km
50 km (31 mi) to the N Japan: NW OFF KYUSHU Info
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 28, 2023 01:10 am (GMT +9)
Jun 27, 2023 16:10 GMT
2.5

8.7 km
35 km (22 mi) to the SE Japan: NORTHERN ARIAKEKAI REG Info
Saturday, April 8, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 8, 2023 10:23 am (GMT +9)
Apr 8, 2023 01:23 GMT
2.5

13 km
3 km (1.9 mi) to the S Japan: SAGA PREF Info
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 1, 2023 11:06 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 1, 2023 14:06 GMT
2.5

12 km
26 km (16 mi) to the NE Japan: CENTRAL FUKUOKA PREF Info
Friday, February 17, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 17, 2023 06:46 pm (GMT +9)
Feb 17, 2023 09:46 GMT
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Near Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan (unconfirmed) 5 reportsInfo
Monday, October 31, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 31, 2022 12:19 pm (GMT +9)
Oct 31, 2022 03:19 GMT
2.7

12 km
7 km (4.3 mi) to the N Japan: CENTRAL FUKUOKA PREF Info
Sunday, October 2, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 2, 2022 11:55 pm (GMT +9)
Oct 2, 2022 14:55 GMT
2.6

11 km
38 km (24 mi) to the SW Japan: NAGASAKI PREF 2 reportsInfo
Sunday, September 4, 2022 GMT (2 quakes)
Sep 5, 2022 03:55 am (GMT +9)
Sep 4, 2022 18:55 GMT
3.2

17 km
44 km (27 mi) to the NW Japan: NW OFF KYUSHU Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.6 x 1010 joules (18.3 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.7 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 3.2 quakes on average per year in or near Karatsu Shi, Saga, Japan:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.4 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.15 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6.6 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.46 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.2 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 2.3 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 5.2 quakes per year
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 7.8 quakes per year
Karatsu Shi has a high level of seismic activity. Karatsu Shi 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.

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