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Latest quakes in or near Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima, Japan - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.7 earthquake North Pacific Ocean, 31 km east of Hitachi, Ibaraki -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 5.6 North Pacific Ocean, 24 km east of Iwaki, Fukushima - Mar 15, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 09:36 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima, Japan, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Higashishirakawa-gun, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Higashishirakawa-gun in the past 24 hours.
Since 2024, Higashishirakawa-gun has had 20 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 5.6:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 5
  • 1 quake between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 10 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 8 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest today: Mag. 2.7 Earthquake North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 31 km E of Hitachi, Ibaraki -
Strongest: Mag. 5.6 Earthquake North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 24 km E of Iwaki, Fukushima -
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Latest quakes in or near Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima, Japan - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 29, 06:55 am (GMT +9)
Mar 28, 21:55 GMT
2.7

46 km
40 km (25 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 31 km east of Hitachi, Ibaraki Info
Mar 29, 02:40 am (GMT +9)
Mar 28, 17:40 GMT
2.5

9.2 km
46 km (29 mi) to the NW Japan, 29 km northwest of Shirakawa, Fukushima Info
Mar 28, 12:59 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 28, 03:59 GMT
2.8

88 km
42 km (26 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 14 km east of Iwaki, Fukushima Info
Sunday, March 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 25, 05:47 am (GMT +9)
Mar 24, 20:47 GMT
3.2

55 km
42 km (26 mi) to the S Japan, 18 km northeast of Mito, Ibaraki
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 21, 02:40 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 21, 05:40 GMT
2.5

91 km
50 km (31 mi) to the S Japan: NORTHERN IBARAKI PREF Info
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 21, 02:48 am (GMT +9)
Mar 20, 17:48 GMT
2.9

51 km
42 km (26 mi) to the E Japan: E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF Info
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 19, 05:21 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 19, 08:21 GMT
3.1

48 km
42 km (26 mi) to the SE Japan: E OFF IBARAKI PREF Info
Friday, March 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 15, 10:05 am (GMT +9)
Mar 15, 01:05 GMT
2.5

89 km
22 km (14 mi) to the E Japan: Northern Ibaraki Pref Info
Monday, March 11, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 11, 12:56 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 11, 03:56 GMT
2.5

138 km
34 km (21 mi) to the NW Japan: MID FUKUSHIMA PREF Info
Sunday, March 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 11, 08:44 am (GMT +9)
Mar 10, 23:44 GMT
2.7

117 km
19 km (12 mi) to the SW Japan: NORTHERN TOCHIGI PREF Info
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 6, 02:32 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 6, 05:32 GMT
2.6

44 km
45 km (28 mi) to the SE Japan: E OFF IBARAKI PREF Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.45 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3833 tons of TNT or 0.2 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 86 quakes on average per year in or near Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima, Japan:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.12 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 8.3 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.96 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 9.2 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 20.6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 58 quakes per year (or 4.8 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 92 quakes per year (or 7.6 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 473 quakes per year (or 39.4 quakes per month)
Higashishirakawa-gun has a very high level of seismic activity. Higashishirakawa-gun has had at least 16 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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