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7 quakes Mag. 3+
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Latest quakes in or near Tokyo, Japan - list, stats and map

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: Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Chiba, Japan
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Mag. 3.5 earthquake Japan, 7.7 km northeast of Ushiku, Ibaraki -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 5.1 Japan, 19 km southeast of Mobara, Chiba - Mar 2, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 19, 2024 09:14 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Tokyo, Japan, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Tokyo, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Tokyo has had 5 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.0.
In the past 30 days, Tokyo has had 43 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 5.1:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 4 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 17 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 20 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest today: Mag. 3.5 Earthquake Japan, 7.7 km NE of Ushiku, Ibaraki -
Strongest: Mag. 5.1 Earthquake Japan, 19 km SE of Mobara, Chiba -

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Showing all recent or significant quakes in the past 30 days, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (57 quakes):
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 19, 03:31 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 19, 06:31 GMT
3.5

64 km
37 km (23 mi) to the NE Japan, 7.7 km northeast of Ushiku, Ibaraki
I FELT IT
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Mar 19, 01:37 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 19, 04:37 GMT
3.3

56 km
30 km (19 mi) to the E Japan, 5.4 km southwest of Нарита, Chiba
I FELT IT
Info
Mar 19, 09:39 am (GMT +9)
Mar 19, 00:39 GMT
2.6

66 km
18 km (11 mi) to the E Japan, 9.2 km north of Chiba, Chiba Info
Monday, March 18, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 19, 03:27 am (GMT +9)
Mar 18, 18:27 GMT
2.6

92 km
19 km (12 mi) to the S North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 92 km north of Hachijojima Island, Tokyo Info
Mar 18, 06:49 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 18, 09:49 GMT
4.0

74 km
14 km (8.7 mi) to the E Japan, 4.5 km northwest of Chiba, Chiba
I FELT IT - 4 reports
Info
Mar 18, 02:46 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 18, 05:46 GMT
2.9

59 km
21 km (13 mi) to the NW Japan, 14 km northwest of Saitama, Saitama Info
Sunday, March 17, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Mar 18, 03:50 am (GMT +9)
Mar 17, 18:50 GMT
4.5

52 km
30 km (19 mi) to the E Japan, 15 km east of Chiba, Chiba
I FELT IT - 26 reports
Info
Mar 17, 03:44 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 17, 06:44 GMT
3.5

249 km
22 km (14 mi) to the S Philippine Sea, Japan, 84 km northwest of Hachijojima Island, Tokyo
I FELT IT - 1 report
Info
Mar 17, 12:38 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 17, 03:38 GMT
2.6

6.8 km
15 km (9.3 mi) to the W Japan, 6.3 km northeast of Kōshū, Yamanashi
I FELT IT - 1 report
Info
Mar 17, 12:38 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 17, 03:38 GMT
3.0

28 km
2 km (1.2 mi) to the SW Kanagawa, Japan, 16 km southwest of Tokyo, Tokyo
I FELT IT - 3 reports
Info
Saturday, March 16, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 16, 11:36 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 16, 14:36 GMT
3.1

46 km
18 km (11 mi) to the N Japan, 8.6 km northwest of Saitama, Saitama
I FELT IT - 1 report
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.7 x 1012 joules (1.87 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1605 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 10 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 684 quakes on average per year in or near Tokyo, Japan:
  • Mag. 8 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.29 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.4 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 1.78 quakes per year
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 29.1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 141 quakes per year (or 11.8 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 399 quakes per year (or 33.3 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 665 quakes per year (or 55 quakes per month)
Tokyo has a high level of seismic activity. Tokyo has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.

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