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Latest quakes in or near Japan in the past 24 hours on Monday, March 11, 2024 - list, stats and map
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| Latest quake today See all | Mag. 2.9 earthquake East China Sea, 46 km northeast of Suwanose-jima Island, Japan - |
| Strongest today | Mag. 4.7 Philippine Sea, 60 km northeast of Taitung City, Taiwan - |
Updated: Mar 11, 2024 19:03 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Japan in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Japan, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Japan has had 16 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.7:
- 0 quakes above magnitude 4
- 6 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
- 10 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest today: Mag. 2.9 Earthquake East China Sea, Kagoshima, 46 km NE of Suwanose-jima Island, Japan -
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Showing most recent quakes and quakes magnitude 0.5 or higher, within up to 300 km (186 mi) distance (17 quakes):
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
| Mar 12, 03:32 am (GMT +9) Mar 11, 18:32 GMT | 2.9 8.6 km | 9 km (5.6 mi) to the SW |  East China Sea, Kagoshima, 46 km northeast of Suwanose-jima Island, JapanI FELT IT | Info | |
| Mar 11, 11:35 pm (GMT +9) Mar 11, 14:35 GMT | 2.5 172 km | 3.5 km north of Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan | Info | ||
| Mar 11, 09:45 pm (GMT +9) Mar 11, 12:45 GMT | 2.9 72 km | 10.7 km northwest of Chiba, Chiba, Japan | Info | ||
| Mar 11, 08:53 pm (GMT +9) Mar 11, 11:53 GMT | 2.7 12 km | 29 km (18 mi) to the NW | Japan Sea, Ishikawa, 76 km northwest of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan 1 report | Info | |
| Mar 11, 06:54 pm (Taipei) Mar 11, 10:54 GMT | 4.7 14 km | 203 km (126 mi) to the SW |  Philippine Sea, 60 km northeast of Taitung City, TaiwanI FELT IT | Info | |
| Mar 11, 04:53 pm (GMT +9) Mar 11, 07:53 GMT | 3.3 5.3 km | 3 km (1.9 mi) to the NW | Japan Sea, 25 km west of Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
| Mar 11, 02:28 pm (GMT +9) Mar 11, 05:28 GMT | 2.6 15 km | 14 km (8.7 mi) to the NW | Japan Sea, 76 km northeast of Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan | Info | |
| Mar 11, 01:36 pm (GMT +9) Mar 11, 04:36 GMT | 3.6 76 km | 64 km (40 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 73 km east of Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
| Mar 11, 01:15 pm (GMT +9) Mar 11, 04:15 GMT | 2.7 5.9 km | 29 km west of Shibetsu, Hokkaido, Japan I FELT IT | Info | ||
| Mar 11, 12:56 pm (GMT +9) Mar 11, 03:56 GMT | 2.5 138 km | 26 km southwest of Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan | Info | ||
| Mar 11, 11:32 am (GMT +9) Mar 11, 02:32 GMT | 3.9 60 km | 63 km (39 mi) to the SW | East China Sea, Kagoshima, 66 km south of Suwanose-jima Island, Japan I FELT IT | Info |
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 8.2 x 1011 joules (227 megawatt hours, equivalent to 195 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 7,100 quakes on average per year in Japan:
- Mag. 8 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 13.9 years)
- Mag. 7 or higher: 0.99 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1 years)
- Mag. 6 or higher: 7.8 quakes per year
- Mag. 5 or higher: 127 quakes per year (or 10.6 quakes per month)
- Mag. 4 or higher: 847 quakes per year (or 71 quakes per month)
- Mag. 3 or higher: 3,100 quakes per year (or 8.4 quakes per day)
- Mag. 2 or higher: 6,900 quakes per year (or 18.9 quakes per day)
Japan has a very high level of seismic activity. Japan has had at least 10 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.
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Japan Earthquake FAQ
+How frequent are earthquakes in Japan?
Japan has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 10 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 7,100 quakes on average per year in Japan. Japan has had at least 10 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.
+When was the latest earthquake in Japan?
The last earthquake in Japan occurred 31 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.9:
A light magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred under the sea near the coast of Kagoshima, Japan, in the early morning of Tuesday, Mar 12, 2024 at 3.32 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a very shallow depth of 8.6 km (5.3 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
+How many quakes were there in Japan in the past 24 hours?
In the past 24 hours, Japan was shaken by 0 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 6 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 10 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
+What was the strongest quake in Japan in the past 24 hours?
The strongest earthquake in Japan in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 4.7 and occurred 8 hours ago:
A strong magnitude 4.7 earthquake occurred under the sea near the coast of Taiwan in the late afternoon of Monday, Mar 11, 2024 at 6.54 pm local time (Asia/Taipei GMT +8). The quake had a very shallow depth of 13.8 km (9 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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Strongest in 10 years
The largest quake that occurred in or near Japan during the past 10 years was a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that hit Philippine Sea, JapanStrongest since 1900
13 years ago, North Pacific Ocean, JapanBelow is a list and map of the largest quakes in or near Japan in recent years and since 1900.
Date and Time | Mag Depth | ###DIST_LABEL### | Location | Details | Map |
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| Jan 1, 07:10 GMT Jan 1, 04:10 pm (GMT +9) | 7.5 10 km | Ishikawa, 86 km north of Takaoka, Toyama, Japan 191 reports | Info | ||
| Mar 16, 2022 14:36 GMT Mar 16, 2022 11:36 pm (GMT +9) | 7.3 63 km | 50 km (31 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 68 km south of Tashiro Jima Island, Japan 101 reports | Info | |
| May 1, 2021 01:27 GMT May 1, 2021 10:27 am (GMT +9) | 6.8 61 km | 10 km (6.2 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 36 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan 98 reports | Info | |
| Mar 20, 2021 09:09 GMT Mar 20, 2021 06:09 pm (GMT +9) | 7.0 44 km | 16 km northeast of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan 218 reports | Info | ||
| Feb 13, 2021 14:07 GMT Feb 13, 2021 11:07 pm (GMT +9) | 7.1 56 km | 52 km (32 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 88 km southeast of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan 472 reports | Info | |
| Nov 21, 2016 20:59 GMT Nov 22, 2016 05:59 am (GMT +9) | 6.9 10 km | 29 km (18 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 35 km east of Namie, Fukushima, Japan 43 reports | Info | |
| Apr 15, 2016 16:25 GMT Apr 16, 2016 01:25 am (GMT +9) | 7.0 10 km | 12 km northwest of Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan 23 reports | Info | ||
| May 30, 2015 11:23 GMT May 30, 2015 09:23 pm (GMT +10) | 7.7 695 km | 83 km (52 mi) to the S | Philippine Sea, 197 km northwest of Futami, Tokyo, Japan 74 reports | Info | |
| May 12, 2015 21:13 GMT May 13, 2015 06:13 am (GMT +9) | 6.8 53 km | 13 km (8.1 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 25 km southeast of Ofunato, Iwate, Japan 31 reports | Info | |
| Feb 16, 2015 23:06 GMT Feb 17, 2015 08:06 am (GMT +9) | 6.7 24 km | 80 km (50 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 87 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan 2 reports | Info | |
| Mar 11, 2011 05:46 GMT Mar 11, 2011 02:46 pm (GMT +9) | 9.1 29 km | 73 km (45 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 95 km east of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan | Info | |
| Sep 25, 2003 19:50 GMT Sep 26, 2003 05:50 am (GMT +10) | 8.2 27 km | 55 km (34 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 135 km south of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | Info | |
| May 16, 1968 00:49 GMT May 16, 1968 10:49 am (GMT +10) | 8.2 30 km | 119 km (74 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 227 km east of Aomori, Aomori, Japan | Info | |
| Mar 20, 1960 17:07 GMT Mar 21, 1960 03:07 am (GMT +10) | 8.0 15 km | 105 km (65 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 179 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan | Info | |
| Mar 4, 1952 01:22 GMT Mar 4, 1952 11:22 am (GMT +10) | 8.1 45 km | 47 km (29 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 106 km south of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan | Info | |
| Dec 20, 1946 19:19 GMT Dec 21, 1946 04:19 am (GMT +9) | 8.3 15 km | 39 km (24 mi) to the SW | Philippine Sea, 84 km southeast of Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan | Info | |
| Dec 7, 1944 04:35 GMT Dec 7, 1944 01:35 pm (GMT +9) | 8.1 15 km | 17 km (10.6 mi) to the SW | Philippine Sea, Mie, 78 km east of Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan | Info | |
| Mar 2, 1933 17:31 GMT Mar 3, 1933 03:31 am (GMT +10) | 8.4 15 km | 220 km (137 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 225 km east of Sangan-jima Island, Iwate, Japan | Info | |
| Sep 1, 1923 02:58 GMT Sep 1, 1923 11:58 am (GMT +9) | 8.1 15 km | 1.9 km northwest of Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan | Info | ||
| Apr 12, 1910 00:22 GMT Apr 12, 1910 09:22 am (GMT +9) | 8.1 235 km | 151 km (94 mi) to the SW | East China Sea, 175 km north of Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan | Info |
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