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Latest quakes in or near Semboku-gun, Akita, Japan - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.6 earthquake Japan, 22 km southwest of Mizusawa, Iwate - Mar 6, 2024 -
Strongest since 2023Mag. 5.0 Japan: SOUTHERN IWATE PREF - Dec 2, 2023 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 18:55 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Semboku-gun, Akita, Japan, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Semboku-gun, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Semboku-gun in the past 24 hours.
Since 2023, Semboku-gun has had 41 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 5.0:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 5
  • 3 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 14 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 23 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest: Mag. 2.6 Earthquake Japan: SOUTHERN IWATE PREF -
Strongest: Mag. 5.0 Earthquake Japan: SOUTHERN IWATE PREF -
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Latest quakes in or near Semboku-gun, Akita, Japan - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 6, 05:51 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 6, 08:51 GMT
2.6

6.6 km
42 km (26 mi) to the SE Japan: SOUTHERN IWATE PREF Info
Monday, February 26, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 26, 11:24 pm (GMT +9)
Feb 26, 14:24 GMT
2.6

139 km
17 km (10.6 mi) to the E Japan: SOUTHERN IWATE PREF Info
Sunday, February 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 26, 07:27 am (GMT +9)
Feb 25, 22:27 GMT
2.8

166 km
50 km (31 mi) to the W Japan: W OFF AKITA PREF Info
Thursday, February 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 23, 04:28 am (GMT +9)
Feb 22, 19:28 GMT
2.5

8.1 km
43 km (27 mi) to the SE Japan: SOUTHERN IWATE PREF Info
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 15, 05:39 am (GMT +9)
Feb 14, 20:39 GMT
2.6

144 km
30 km (19 mi) to the W Japan: SOUTHERN AKITA PREF Info
Monday, February 12, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 13, 07:49 am (GMT +9)
Feb 12, 22:49 GMT
2.6

11 km
13 km (8.1 mi) to the SE Japan: SOUTHERN IWATE PREF Info
Friday, February 9, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 9, 08:09 pm (GMT +9)
Feb 9, 11:09 GMT
2.6

125 km
44 km (27 mi) to the NE Japan: NORTHERN IWATE PREF Info
Thursday, January 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 25, 08:14 pm (GMT +9)
Jan 25, 11:14 GMT
2.7

130 km
38 km (24 mi) to the SE Japan: SOUTHERN IWATE PREF Info
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 24, 02:37 am (GMT +9)
Jan 23, 17:37 GMT
2.5

9.1 km
41 km (25 mi) to the SE Japan: SOUTHERN IWATE PREF Info
Monday, January 22, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Jan 23, 07:33 am (GMT +9)
Jan 22, 22:33 GMT
2.6

170 km
27 km (17 mi) to the W Japan: SOUTHERN AKITA PREF Info
Jan 23, 04:05 am (GMT +9)
Jan 22, 19:05 GMT
2.9

126 km
4 km (2.5 mi) to the SE Japan: SOUTHERN AKITA PREF Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.5 x 1012 joules (696 megawatt hours, equivalent to 599 tons of TNT) | 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 14.8 quakes on average per year in or near Semboku-gun, Akita, Japan:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.5 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.2 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.73 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.4 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 3.1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 8 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 17.9 quakes per year
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 44 quakes per year (or 3.7 quakes per month)
Semboku-gun has a very high level of seismic activity. Semboku-gun has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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