Latest quakes in or near Shikine-jima Island, Japan - list, stats and map
Latest See all | Mag. 3.1 earthquake Philippine Sea - Shizuoka, Japan - |
Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 3.6 Japan: SE OFF BOSO PENINSULA - Apr 2, 2024 - |
- 1 quake above magnitude 3
- 2 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 16, 12:55 pm (GMT +9) | 3.1 249 km | Philippine Sea, 42 km southeast of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan I FELT IT | Info | ||
Friday, April 12, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 13, 05:30 am (GMT +9) | 2.6 146 km | Japan: SAGAMI BAY REGION | Info | ||
Thursday, April 11, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 12, 06:47 am (GMT +9) | 2.5 17 km | Japan: NEAR MIYAKEJIMA ISLAND 1 report | Info | ||
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 10, 07:20 pm (GMT +9) | 2.8 96 km | Japan: FAR S OFF BOSO PENINSULA | Info | ||
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 9, 05:07 pm (GMT +9) | 2.5 46 km | Japan: FAR S OFF BOSO PENINSULA | Info | ||
Thursday, April 4, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 5, 01:31 am (GMT +9) | 3.2 69 km | Japan: FAR S OFF BOSO PENINSULA | Info | ||
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 3, 07:21 am (GMT +9) | 3.0 120 km | Japan: NEAR NIIJIMA ISLAND | Info | ||
Apr 2, 06:58 pm (GMT +9) | 3.6 49 km | Japan: SE OFF BOSO PENINSULA | Info | ||
Sunday, March 31, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 1, 08:18 am (GMT +9) | 2.7 118 km | Japan: NEAR MIYAKEJIMA ISLAND | Info | ||
Mar 31, 07:22 pm (GMT +9) | 3.4 205 km | Japan: NEAR MIYAKEJIMA ISLAND | Info | ||
Saturday, March 30, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 30, 08:44 pm (GMT +9) | 2.9 175 km | Japan: NEAR IZU-OSHIMA ISLAND | Info |
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Earthquake statistics
Average number of earthquakes
- Mag. 6 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.4 years)
- Mag. 5 or higher: 1.77 quakes per year
- Mag. 4 or higher: 14.8 quakes per year
- Mag. 3 or higher: 24.3 quakes per year
- Mag. 2 or higher: 45 quakes per year (or 3.7 quakes per month)
- Mag. 1 or higher: 77 quakes per year (or 6.4 quakes per month)
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Shikine-jima Earthquake FAQ
+How frequent are earthquakes in or near Shikine-jima Island, Japan?
Shikine-jima has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 32.2 quakes on average per year in or near Shikine-jima Island, Japan. Shikine-jima has had at least 11 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.
+How many earthquakes occur every year in or near Shikine-jima Island, Japan?
On average, Shikine-jima has about 24.3 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year.
+When was the latest earthquake in Shikine-jima?
The last earthquake in Shikine-jima occurred 4 days ago and had a magnitude of 3.1:
A light magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred in the Philippine Sea near the coast of Shizuoka, Japan, around noon of Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024 at 12.55 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a moderate depth of 249 km (155 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
+How many quakes were there in Shikine-jima in the past 30 days?
In the past 30 days, Shikine-jima has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.6 and 2 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
+What was the strongest quake in Shikine-jima in the past 30 days?
The strongest earthquake in Shikine-jima in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 3.6 and occurred 3 weeks ago:
A moderate magnitude 3.6 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Chiba, Japan, in the late afternoon of Tuesday, Apr 2, 2024 at 6.58 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 49 km (30 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).