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Latest quakes in or near Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.6 earthquake North Pacific Ocean, 75 km east of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 4.5 North Pacific Ocean, 78 km east of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken - Mar 10, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 19, 2024 04:58 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Honshu-miyagi-ken in the past 24 hours.
Since 2024, Honshu-miyagi-ken has had 93 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.5:
  • 7 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 37 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 49 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest today: Mag. 2.6 Earthquake North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 75 km E of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken -
Strongest: Mag. 4.5 Earthquake North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 78 km E of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken -

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Showing all recent or significant quakes since 2024, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (132 quakes):
Date and TimeMag
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Mar 19, 01:06 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 19, 04:06 GMT
2.6

43 km
48 km (30 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 75 km east of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken Info
Sunday, March 17, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 18, 05:05 am (GMT +9)
Mar 17, 20:05 GMT
2.9

31 km
48 km (30 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 72 km east of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken Info
Mar 17, 11:34 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 17, 14:34 GMT
2.6

38 km
43 km (27 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 72 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken Info
Mar 17, 05:04 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 17, 08:04 GMT
2.5

51 km
27 km (17 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 56 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken Info
Saturday, March 16, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 17, 03:40 am (GMT +9)
Mar 16, 18:40 GMT
2.6

191 km
18 km (11 mi) to the SW Japan, 17 km southeast of Yonezawa, Yamagata 1 reportInfo
Friday, March 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 15, 12:19 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 15, 03:19 GMT
2.6

53 km
14 km (8.7 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 39 km northeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken Info
Thursday, March 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 14, 02:05 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 14, 05:05 GMT
2.6

67 km
2 km (1.2 mi) to the NE North Pacific Ocean, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan, 18 km south of Ofunato, Iwate Info
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 14, 06:18 am (GMT +9)
Mar 13, 21:18 GMT
2.5

53 km
47 km (29 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 72 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken Info
Mar 14, 01:35 am (GMT +9)
Mar 13, 16:35 GMT
2.6

16 km
North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 21 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken Info
Mar 13, 05:51 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 13, 08:51 GMT
2.6

30 km
42 km (26 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 68 km east of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken Info
Sunday, March 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 10, 03:14 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 10, 06:14 GMT
4.5

66 km
30 km (19 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, Japan, 78 km east of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.7 x 1012 joules (469 megawatt hours, equivalent to 404 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 10 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,200 quakes on average per year in or near Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan:
  • Mag. 8 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.42 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.4 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 2.4 quakes per year
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 26.6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 154 quakes per year (or 12.8 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 753 quakes per year (or 63 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 3.1 quakes per day)
Honshu-miyagi-ken has a very high level of seismic activity. Honshu-miyagi-ken has had at least 6 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.

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