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

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: Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan
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Mag. 2.6 earthquake North Pacific Ocean, 21 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi-ken - Mar 14, 2024 -
Strongest since 1970Mag. 9.1 North Pacific Ocean, 95 km east of Ishinomaki, Miyagi-ken - Mar 11, 2011 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 08:55 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Miyagi 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 Miyagi Gun, find out which quakes are happening right now!
There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Miyagi Gun in the past 24 hours.
Since 1970, Miyagi Gun has had 730 quakes of magnitudes up to 9.1:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 9
  • 9 quakes between magnitude 7 and 8
  • 32 quakes between magnitude 6 and 7
  • 59 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
  • 122 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 180 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 62 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 265 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 2.6 Earthquake Japan: KINKAZAN REGION -
Strongest: Mag. 9.1 Earthquake 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake, Japan -
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Latest quakes in or near Miyagi Gun, Miyagi-ken, Japan - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 14, 01:35 am (GMT +9)
Mar 13, 16:35 GMT
2.6

16 km
37 km (23 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 21 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi-ken Info
Friday, March 1, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 1, 11:40 am (GMT +9)
Mar 1, 02:40 GMT
2.6

63 km
37 km (23 mi) to the SE 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
33 km (21 mi) to the W Japan: SOUTHERN MIYAGI PREF Info
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 28, 04:44 am (GMT +9)
Feb 27, 19:44 GMT
2.9

55 km
49 km (30 mi) to the E Japan: KINKAZAN REGION Info
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 20, 06:34 pm (GMT +9)
Feb 20, 09:34 GMT
3.4

67 km
50 km (31 mi) to the NE Japan: NORTHERN MIYAGI PREF Info
Monday, February 19, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 19, 07:01 pm (GMT +9)
Feb 19, 10:01 GMT
2.7

117 km
41 km (25 mi) to the NE Japan: NORTHERN MIYAGI PREF Info
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Feb 14, 09:21 pm (GMT +9)
Feb 14, 12:21 GMT
2.5

53 km
48 km (30 mi) to the E Japan: KINKAZAN REGION Info
Feb 14, 03:55 pm (GMT +9)
Feb 14, 06:55 GMT
3.4

96 km
29 km (18 mi) to the W Japan: SOUTHERN MIYAGI 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
29 km (18 mi) to the W 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
29 km (18 mi) to the W Japan: SOUTHERN MIYAGI PREF Info
Thursday, February 1, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 1, 01:08 pm (GMT +9)
Feb 1, 04:08 GMT
2.7

54 km
46 km (29 mi) to the E Japan: KINKAZAN REGION Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.9 x 1018 joules (7.9 x 105 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 6.8 x 108 tons of TNT or 42663.6 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 29.7 quakes on average per year in or near Miyagi Gun, Miyagi-ken, Japan:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.22 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.6 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 1.63 quakes per year
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 3.9 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 7.6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 24.6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 29 quakes per year
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 39.7 quakes per year (or 3.3 quakes per month)
Miyagi Gun has a very high level of seismic activity. Miyagi 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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