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Latest quakes in or near Ojiya-shi, Niigata, Japan - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.8 earthquake Japan Sea, 32 km northwest of Kashiwazaki, Niigata -
Strongest since 2023Mag. 7.5 Ishikawa, 86 km north of Takaoka, Toyama - Jan 1, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 12:49 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Ojiya-shi in the past 24 hours.
Since 2023, Ojiya-shi has had 31 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 7.5:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 7
  • 2 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 12 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 16 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest: Mag. 2.8 Earthquake Japan: OFF S NIIGATA PREF -
Strongest: Mag. 7.5 Earthquake Ishikawa, Japan, 86 km N of Takaoka, Toyama -
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Latest quakes in or near Ojiya-shi, Niigata, Japan - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 24, 01:31 am (GMT +9)
Mar 23, 16:31 GMT
2.8

224 km
47 km (29 mi) to the NW Japan Sea, Japan, 32 km northwest of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Info
Thursday, March 21, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 22, 02:04 am (GMT +9)
Mar 21, 17:04 GMT
2.8

198 km
22 km (14 mi) to the NE Japan, 13 km northeast of Nagaoka, Niigata Info
Sunday, March 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 10, 09:04 am (GMT +9)
Mar 10, 00:04 GMT
2.9

212 km
24 km (15 mi) to the W Japan: MID NIIGATA PREF Info
Thursday, January 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 25, 11:30 am (GMT +9)
Jan 25, 02:30 GMT
3.4

254 km
40 km (25 mi) to the NW Japan: OFF S NIIGATA PREF Info
Sunday, January 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 14, 06:23 pm (GMT +9)
Jan 14, 09:23 GMT
2.5

22 km
43 km (27 mi) to the SW Japan: SW NIIGATA PREF Info
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 9, 06:09 pm (GMT +9)
Jan 9, 09:09 GMT
4.0

223 km
43 km (27 mi) to the N Japan: OFF N NIIGATA PREF 1 reportInfo
Thursday, January 4, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 5, 01:08 am (GMT +9)
Jan 4, 16:08 GMT
2.6

18 km
27 km (17 mi) to the NW Japan: OFF S NIIGATA PREF Info
Monday, January 1, 2024 GMT (6 quakes)
Jan 1, 10:08 pm (GMT +9)
Jan 1, 13:08 GMT
2.5

13 km
18 km (11 mi) to the N Japan: MID NIIGATA PREF Info
Jan 1, 10:02 pm (GMT +9)
Jan 1, 13:02 GMT
3.4

88 km
44 km (27 mi) to the NW Japan: OFF S NIIGATA PREF Info
Jan 1, 09:21 pm (GMT +9)
Jan 1, 12:21 GMT
3.5

32 km
49 km (30 mi) to the NW Japan: OFF S NIIGATA PREF Info
Jan 1, 08:36 pm (GMT +9)
Jan 1, 11:36 GMT
3.0

9.3 km
35 km (22 mi) to the S Japan: MID NIIGATA PREF Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.1 x 1016 joules (3117 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.7 x 106 tons of TNT or 167.6 atomic bombs!) | 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 12 quakes on average per year in or near Ojiya-shi, Niigata, Japan:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.05 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 20.8 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.21 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.8 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.84 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.2 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 3.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 9.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 17 quakes per year
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 37.7 quakes per year (or 3.1 quakes per month)
Ojiya-shi has a very high level of seismic activity. Ojiya-shi has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.

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