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Latest quakes in or near Watari-gun, Miyagi-ken, Japan - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.5 earthquake North Pacific Ocean, 41 km northeast of Minami-Sōma, Fukushima -
Strongest since 2023Mag. 4.5 8 Km S of Ishinomaki, Japan - Sep 26, 2023 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 07:45 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Watari-gun, Miyagi-ken, Japan, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Watari-gun, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Watari-gun in the past 24 hours.
Since 2023, Watari-gun has had 42 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.5:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 20 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 20 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Strongest: Mag. 4.5 Earthquake 8 Km S of Ishinomaki, Japan -
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Latest quakes in or near Watari-gun, Miyagi-ken, Japan - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 26, 10:00 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 26, 13:00 GMT
2.5

65 km
37 km (23 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 41 km northeast of Minami-Sōma, Fukushima Info
Saturday, March 9, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 9, 05:58 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 9, 08:58 GMT
2.7

87 km
16 km (9.9 mi) to the SW Japan: EASTERN FUKUSHIMA PREF Info
Friday, March 8, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 9, 07:43 am (GMT +9)
Mar 8, 22:43 GMT
2.8

84 km
9 km (5.6 mi) to the S Japan: SOUTHERN MIYAGI PREF Info
Friday, March 1, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Mar 2, 03:56 am (GMT +9)
Mar 1, 18:56 GMT
2.7

18 km
48 km (30 mi) to the W Japan: SOUTHERN YAMAGATA PREF Info
Mar 1, 11:40 am (GMT +9)
Mar 1, 02:40 GMT
2.6

63 km
49 km (30 mi) to the NE Japan: SENDAI BAY REGION Info
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 28, 07:29 pm (GMT +9)
Feb 28, 10:29 GMT
2.8

139 km
39 km (24 mi) to the NW Japan: SOUTHERN MIYAGI PREF Info
Saturday, February 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 24, 11:42 am (GMT +9)
Feb 24, 02:42 GMT
2.5

110 km
38 km (24 mi) to the S Japan: EASTERN FUKUSHIMA PREF Info
Saturday, February 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 10, 10:15 am (GMT +9)
Feb 10, 01:15 GMT
2.5

11 km
34 km (21 mi) to the NW Japan: SOUTHERN MIYAGI PREF Info
Monday, February 5, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 6, 06:37 am (GMT +9)
Feb 5, 21:37 GMT
3.1

10.6 km
35 km (22 mi) to the NW Japan: SOUTHERN MIYAGI PREF Info
Thursday, February 1, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 1, 03:58 pm (GMT +9)
Feb 1, 06:58 GMT
2.8

63 km
21 km (13 mi) to the SE Japan: E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF Info
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 31, 01:57 am (GMT +9)
Jan 30, 16:57 GMT
2.7

139 km
34 km (21 mi) to the NW Japan: SOUTHERN MIYAGI PREF Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 5.3 x 1011 joules (147 megawatt hours, equivalent to 126 tons of TNT) | 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 23.1 quakes on average per year in or near Watari-gun, Miyagi-ken, Japan:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.23 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.3 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 1.64 quakes per year
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 5.9 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 9 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 18.7 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 26.7 quakes per year
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 31.2 quakes per year (or 2.6 quakes per month)
Watari-gun has a very high level of seismic activity. Watari-gun has had at least 30 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.

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