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Earthquakes in Japan

In the last 30 days there were 46 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Japan, and 1 in the last 24 hours. The strongest was a magnitude 5.3, 44 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan, on 2026-10-24.

Earthquakes M2.5+ in Japan

Last 24 hours1
Last 7 days9
Last 30 days46
Last year1,265
Last 5 years4,942

M1+ in the last 7 days: 9. Methodology

Fig. 1Earthquakes per month, M2.5+ in Japan

2,201 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Japan in the last 24 months. The busiest month was Dec 2025, with 172.

01 — Latest

Latest earthquakes in Japan

Latest magnitude 2.5+ earthquakes in Japan in the last 30 days
Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
4.2	37 km E of Hachinohe, Japan	depth 60 km	Oct 26, 04:12 UTC
4.5	74 km SSE of Onagawa Chō, Japan	depth 53 km	Oct 25, 06:04 UTC
5.3	44 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan	depth 10 km	Oct 24, 23:59 UTC
5.1	72 km ENE of Noda, Japan	depth 38 km	Oct 23, 16:07 UTC
4.8	39 km NE of Shikotan, Russia	depth 76 km	Oct 22, 17:21 UTC
4.3	19 km S of Makurazaki, Japan	depth 169 km	Oct 21, 15:13 UTC
4.7	33 km NE of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan	depth 94 km	Oct 21, 14:40 UTC
4.5	2 km N of Honchō, Japan	depth 90 km	Oct 21, 01:04 UTC
4.4	72 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan	depth 42 km	Oct 19, 20:50 UTC
4.2	9 km W of Ōami, Japan	depth 57 km	Oct 15, 05:10 UTC
4.4	100 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan	depth 36 km	Oct 15, 02:05 UTC
4.4	45 km SSE of Ōfunato, Japan	depth 57 km	Oct 14, 13:19 UTC
4.1	76 km ENE of Esashi, Japan	depth 278 km	Oct 13, 00:35 UTC
4.4	54 km E of Miyako, Japan	depth 35 km	Oct 12, 17:25 UTC
4.5	53 km S of Kushiro, Japan	depth 66 km	Oct 12, 03:44 UTC
4.7	4 km SE of Narutō, Japan	depth 67 km	Oct 11, 16:24 UTC
4.8	165 km SSE of Miyakojima, Japan	depth 10 km	Oct 11, 12:13 UTC
4.4	28 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan	depth 68 km	Oct 9, 16:46 UTC
4.0	9 km ENE of Nakatonbetsu, Japan	depth 278 km	Oct 9, 09:49 UTC
4.2	195 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan	depth 269 km	Oct 9, 02:36 UTC
4.2	99 km ENE of Noda, Japan	depth 35 km	Oct 8, 19:23 UTC
4.6	124 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan	depth 46 km	Oct 8, 04:41 UTC
4.3	3 km SSW of Funaishikawa, Japan	depth 77 km	Oct 7, 22:14 UTC
4.6	9 km NNE of Midori, Japan	depth 96 km	Oct 7, 19:36 UTC
4.9	3 km WSW of Shibayama, Japan	depth 73 km	Oct 7, 19:13 UTC

02 — Questions

Earthquakes in Japan, answered

Was there an earthquake in Japan today?

Yes. USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Japan in the last 24 hours. The table above lists the latest with times and depths.

How many earthquakes does Japan have each year?

Over the last five years there were 4,942 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Japan, an average of 988 a year. 1,265 occurred in the last 12 months.

What was the strongest earthquake in Japan in five years?

A magnitude 7.6 on Dec 8, 2025, 14:15 UTC, 2025 Aomori Prefecture, Japan Earthquake. See this earthquake

Each earthquake is counted for the region of the nearest listed city within 300 km. Counts describe past activity and are not a forecast. Source: USGS.

03 — Regions