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Latest quakes in or near Kuchinoerabu-jima, Kagoshima, Japan - list, stats and map

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Mag. 3.2 earthquake Japan: Near Tanegashima Island - Mar 17, 2024 -
Strongest since 2023Mag. 4.3 Japan: NEAR TANEGASHIMA ISLAND - May 29, 2023 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 09:24 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Kuchinoerabu-jima in the past 24 hours.
Since 2023, Kuchinoerabu-jima has had 25 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.3:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 4
  • 10 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 14 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Strongest: Mag. 4.3 Earthquake Japan: NEAR TANEGASHIMA ISLAND -
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Latest quakes in or near Kuchinoerabu-jima, Kagoshima, Japan - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 17, 02:32 am (GMT +9)
Mar 16, 17:32 GMT
3.2

113 km
Japan: Near Tanegashima Island Info
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 6, 03:14 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 6, 06:14 GMT
2.8

77 km
East China Sea, Japan, 44 km southwest of Yudomari, Kagoshima Info
Monday, February 12, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 12, 12:48 pm (GMT +9)
Feb 12, 03:48 GMT
3.8

119 km
Japan: NEAR TOKARA ISLANDS Info
Sunday, February 11, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 12, 03:42 am (GMT +9)
Feb 11, 18:42 GMT
2.8

147 km
Japan: NEAR TANEGASHIMA ISLAND Info
Saturday, February 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 11, 12:35 am (GMT +9)
Feb 10, 15:35 GMT
2.6

178 km
Japan: NEAR TANEGASHIMA ISLAND Info
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 7, 12:54 pm (GMT +9)
Feb 7, 03:54 GMT
3.0

83 km
Japan: NEAR TANEGASHIMA ISLAND Info
Monday, January 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 22, 09:45 pm (GMT +9)
Jan 22, 12:45 GMT
2.6

83 km
Japan: NEAR TANEGASHIMA ISLAND Info
Saturday, November 11, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 12, 2023 08:49 am (GMT +9)
Nov 11, 2023 23:49 GMT
2.9

110 km
Japan: NEAR TOKARA ISLANDS Info
Monday, November 6, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 6, 2023 03:53 pm (GMT +9)
Nov 6, 2023 06:53 GMT
2.9

75 km
Japan: NEAR TANEGASHIMA ISLAND Info
Friday, August 11, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 11, 2023 07:45 pm (GMT +9)
Aug 11, 2023 10:45 GMT
3.2

123 km
Japan: NEAR TOKARA ISLANDS Info
Saturday, July 15, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 15, 2023 09:49 pm (GMT +9)
Jul 15, 2023 12:49 GMT
2.8

13 km
Japan: NEAR TOKARA ISLANDS Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.5 x 1011 joules (70.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60.5 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 10.6 quakes on average per year in or near Kuchinoerabu-jima, Kagoshima, Japan:
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.22 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.6 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.83 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.2 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 3.1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 10.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 22.9 quakes per year
Kuchinoerabu-jima has a high level of seismic activity. Kuchinoerabu-jima has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 5 since 2010, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.

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