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Latest quakes in or near East China Sea - list, stats and map

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Mag. 3.7 earthquake East China Sea, 65 km south of Fukuechō, Nagasaki -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 5.6 52 Km E of Tatsugō, Japan - Mar 15, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 12:04 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near East China Sea in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near East China Sea, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, East China Sea has had 2 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 3.7.
In the past 30 days, East China Sea has had 56 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 5.6:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 9 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 18 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 27 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest today: Mag. 3.7 Earthquake East China Sea, Japan, 65 km S of Fukuechō, Nagasaki -
Strongest: Mag. 5.6 Earthquake Philippine Sea, Japan, 64 km E of Naze, Kagoshima -
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Latest quakes in or near East China Sea - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 28, 09:03 am (GMT +9)
Mar 28, 00:03 GMT
3.7

8.2 km
East China Sea, Japan, 65 km south of Fukuechō, Nagasaki
I FELT IT
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 28, 01:34 am (GMT +9)
Mar 27, 16:34 GMT
2.5

12 km
East China Sea, Japan, 54 km southwest of Yudomari, Kagoshima Info
Mar 27, 09:23 am (GMT +9)
Mar 27, 00:23 GMT
4.1

70 km
East China Sea, Japan, 65 km northeast of Naze, Kagoshima
I FELT IT
Info
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 26, 08:01 am (GMT +9)
Mar 25, 23:01 GMT
2.8

7.1 km
Japan, 12 km north of Kirishima, Kagoshima
I FELT IT
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Mar 25, 11:45 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 25, 14:45 GMT
2.8

6.7 km
Japan, 12 km north of Kirishima, Kagoshima
I FELT IT - 1 report
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Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 24, 05:42 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 24, 08:42 GMT
3.4

163 km
Japan, 24 km north of Kirishima, Kagoshima
I FELT IT
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 21, 08:48 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 21, 11:48 GMT
2.6

178 km
Japan: SATSUMA PENINSULA REGION Info
Mar 21, 06:49 pm (Taipei)
Mar 21, 10:49 GMT
4.7

27 km
11 km NW of Hualien City, Taiwan 13 reportsInfo
Mar 21, 06:57 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 21, 09:57 GMT
3.0

36 km
East China Sea, Japan, 25 km northeast of Amami Oshima Island, Kagoshima
I FELT IT
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 21, 07:50 am (GMT +9)
Mar 20, 22:50 GMT
2.9

171 km
Japan: SATSUMA PENINSULA REGION Info
Mar 21, 06:12 am (GMT +9)
Mar 20, 21:12 GMT
2.6

36 km
Japan: NEAR AMAMI-OSHIMA ISLAND Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.2 x 1013 joules (6.05 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5206 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 546 quakes on average per year in or near East China Sea:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.15 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6.8 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 2.3 quakes per year
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 27.3 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 201 quakes per year (or 16.8 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 371 quakes per year (or 30.9 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 543 quakes per year (or 45 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 1,700 quakes per year (or 4.6 quakes per day)
East China Sea has a high level of seismic activity. East China Sea has had at least 19 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.

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