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Japan

Japan: earthquakes and wildfires

Latest earthquakes and active wildfires in Japan on a live map, the strongest earthquakes and largest fires on record, and statistics by year.

Live map – Japan

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Latest eventM 3.16.2 mi depth · 10 h agonear Honmachi, Japan
Earthquakes Wildfires Floods Storms Volcanoes Tsunamis

Key statistics (30 days)

72Earthquakes 31Wildfires 0Floods 2Storms 0Volcanoes 0Tsunamis

Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.

Fire danger

Today Low
Tomorrow Low
Day after Low

Forecast for the area around: Yokohama. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).

Severe weather (forecast)

  • Today: Rain – Very heavy rain (25–50 mm) · Tokyo
  • Tomorrow: Rain – Very heavy rain (25–50 mm) · Tokyo

Forecast for the area around: Japan. It does not replace warnings from the national weather service. Source: ECMWF / Copernicus EMS.

Recent events in Japan

Historical overview

Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.

About Japan

Japan has recorded 43,310 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M9.1 in 2011.

Satellites have detected 17 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 16,452 acres.

The area has also been affected by 4 tropical cyclones, floods, volcanic events or tsunami messages.

Know the official emergency number, prepare an emergency kit and follow the instructions of your civil protection authority.

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Japan →

43,310 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M9.1.

Recent earthquakes

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
3.1near Honmachi, Japan6.2 mi
3.633 mi SSE of Iwaki, Japan24.9 mi
3.830 mi SSW of Koto, Japan6.2 mi
3.725 mi S of Iwaki, Japan55.9 mi
3.9near Honmachi, Japan6.2 mi
4.243 mi ESE of Nemuro, Japan18.6 mi
4.647 mi S of Yudomari, Japan25.4 mi
3.55 mi E of Odacho-oda, Japan6.2 mi
4.3114 mi WSW of Ogasawara, Japan300.7 mi
4.516 mi E of Sakura, Japan45.6 mi
Show all (200)
MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.893 mi ENE of Tanohata, Japan20.5 mi
4.681 mi ENE of Hasaki, Japan6.2 mi
4.757 mi SSE of Tateyama, Japan6.2 mi
4.949 mi ESE of Hitachi, Japan21.7 mi
4.148 mi NW of Yoichi, Japan139.7 mi
4.650 mi SE of Iwaki, Japan21.7 mi
5.766 mi ENE of Hasaki, Japan15.0 mi
4.444 mi S of Yudomari, Japan31.7 mi
4.472 mi E of Suginami, Japan6.2 mi
4.535 mi E of Ishinomaki, Japan34.6 mi
4.786 mi E of Miyako, Japan6.2 mi
4.57 mi W of Honmachi, Japan6.2 mi
5.516 mi NNW of Hamamatsu, Japan23.0 mi
5.564 mi E of Suginami, Japan19.7 mi
4.142 mi ESE of Hitachi, Japan34.4 mi
4.2121 mi W of Ogasawara, Japan279.8 mi
6.190 mi SE of Hasaki, Japan18.0 mi
4.629 mi SE of Sendai, Japan54.3 mi
4.2118 mi W of Ogasawara, Japan266.8 mi
4.84 mi S of Asahi, Japan32.5 mi
3.944 mi NE of Makubetsu, Japan207.0 mi
4.345 mi SSW of Kagoshima, Japan92.1 mi
4.5179 mi SSE of Muroto-misakicho, Japan316.9 mi
4.767 mi WSW of Ishigaki, Japan11.5 mi
4.322 mi WNW of Morioka, Japan74.8 mi
4.273 mi E of Miyako, Japan24.3 mi
6.036 mi SSE of Shima, Japan219.0 mi
4.5121 mi ENE of Hachijo, Japan6.2 mi
4.49 mi SE of Nakanokami, Japan21.7 mi
4.410 mi E of Nakanokami, Japan30.2 mi
4.543 mi ENE of Kuji, Japan27.7 mi
4.634 mi E of Nemuro, Japan34.7 mi
4.647 mi ESE of Hachinohe, Japan35.2 mi
4.587 mi E of Miyako, Japan21.7 mi
4.611 mi N of Kushiro, Japan80.9 mi
4.37 mi SSE of Hasaki, Japan16.2 mi
4.718 mi E of Narita, Japan25.8 mi
5.5near Yokaichiba, Japan31.0 mi
4.534 mi WSW of Miyakojima, Japan21.7 mi
4.655 mi ENE of Hachijo, Japan41.5 mi
4.742 mi NE of Iwaki, Japan55.4 mi
4.510 mi SSW of Niikappu, Japan59.6 mi
4.223 mi E of Hachinohe, Japan37.0 mi
4.8165 mi WNW of Ogasawara, Japan294.8 mi
5.3164 mi WNW of Ogasawara, Japan300.5 mi
4.649 mi SE of Ishinomaki, Japan32.9 mi
3.753 mi ESE of Muroran, Japan54.9 mi
4.2161 mi WNW of Ogasawara, Japan310.6 mi
4.8157 mi WNW of Ogasawara, Japan310.0 mi
6.0153 mi WNW of Ogasawara, Japan293.9 mi
6.5161 mi WNW of Ogasawara, Japan295.2 mi
5.129 mi ESE of Miyazaki, Japan6.2 mi
4.151 mi SSW of Okushiri, Japan139.8 mi
4.25 mi NW of Niikappu, Japan58.6 mi
5.160 mi E of Hachinohe, Japan19.8 mi
4.5141 mi WNW of Ogasawara, Japan299.9 mi
4.135 mi SSW of Kagoshima, Japan102.0 mi
4.717 mi NE of Shizunai-furukawacho, Japan59.9 mi
4.2near Yachiyo, Japan43.5 mi
4.2170 mi WNW of Ogasawara, Japan303.3 mi
4.446 mi SSE of Kushiro, Japan24.5 mi
4.176 mi SE of Hasaki, Japan6.2 mi
4.163 mi SE of Iwaki, Japan21.7 mi
4.565 mi SE of Iwaki, Japan25.2 mi
4.537 mi SSW of Kushiro, Japan48.0 mi
4.6151 mi SSW of Ogasawara, Japan128.8 mi
4.719 mi E of Chiba, Japan41.6 mi
4.8102 mi SSE of Miyakojima, Japan6.2 mi
4.7170 mi SSE of Hachijo, Japan29.4 mi
4.680 mi ESE of Iwaki, Japan24.3 mi
4.514 mi S of Hasaki, Japan21.7 mi
4.94 mi SSW of Asahi, Japan30.7 mi
4.516 mi ESE of Iwaki, Japan37.4 mi
4.6near Fujisawa, Japan6.2 mi
4.6140 mi NNE of Ogasawara, Japan6.2 mi
4.773 mi NW of Ishigaki, Japan96.1 mi
4.65 mi E of Miyakojima, Japan30.7 mi
4.893 mi NE of Amami, Japan18.7 mi
4.517 mi S of Kagoshima, Japan78.0 mi
4.557 mi ENE of Miyako, Japan31.0 mi
4.59 mi N of Koshigaya, Japan41.3 mi
5.164 mi ENE of Miyako, Japan9.0 mi
4.67 mi SSE of Hasaki, Japan22.1 mi
5.221 mi E of Chiba, Japan40.3 mi
4.686 mi SE of Naha, Japan6.2 mi
4.94 mi NNW of Sakai, Japan40.4 mi
4.643 mi ENE of Nago, Japan6.2 mi
4.589 mi E of Miyako, Japan24.5 mi
5.055 mi NW of Amami, Japan6.2 mi
4.571 mi ENE of Iwaki, Japan21.7 mi
4.5175 mi ESE of Hachijo, Japan6.2 mi
4.723 mi E of Nobeoka, Japan26.8 mi
4.754 mi SSW of Hamamatsu, Japan222.4 mi
5.111 mi WNW of Naze, Japan42.8 mi
4.526 mi SSE of Nakanokami, Japan23.9 mi
4.6104 mi ESE of Hachijo, Japan24.2 mi
4.5101 mi ESE of Hachijo, Japan27.2 mi
5.0109 mi ESE of Hachijo, Japan24.2 mi
4.5106 mi ESE of Hachijo, Japan20.3 mi
4.524 mi S of Nobeoka, Japan38.6 mi
4.83 mi WNW of Tsukuba, Japan54.3 mi
4.761 mi NNW of Ishigaki, Japan5.4 mi
4.652 mi NE of Iwaki, Japan34.4 mi
4.573 mi ENE of Iwaki, Japan21.7 mi
4.718 mi N of Mutsu, Japan78.2 mi
4.858 mi S of Ogasawara, Japan6.2 mi
5.162 mi S of Yudomari, Japan21.8 mi
4.574 mi ENE of Miyako, Japan12.6 mi
4.560 mi E of Hachijo, Japan34.3 mi
4.971 mi ENE of Kuji, Japan25.1 mi
4.598 mi SSE of Erimo, Japan24.7 mi
4.668 mi E of Hakodate, Japan38.5 mi
4.559 mi WSW of Ishigaki, Japan17.7 mi
4.511 mi SW of Urakawa, Japan39.5 mi
4.832 mi SSE of Nakanokami, Japan21.7 mi
4.74 mi E of Hasaki, Japan21.4 mi
4.869 mi E of Miyako, Japan18.2 mi
4.670 mi N of Hirara, Japan80.3 mi
4.621 mi SSW of Shizunai-furukawacho, Japan37.6 mi
4.539 mi NE of Kuji, Japan37.2 mi
4.630 mi ESE of Iwaki, Japan30.5 mi
5.6126 mi ESE of Ofunato, Japan6.2 mi
4.893 mi E of Miyako, Japan6.2 mi
5.017 mi SSE of Nemuro, Japan56.3 mi
4.574 mi E of Hachinohe, Japan21.7 mi
4.957 mi ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan6.2 mi
4.652 mi SSE of Ogasawara, Japan6.2 mi
4.5near Honcho, Japan37.5 mi
6.020 mi SSW of Honcho, Japan25.5 mi
5.811 mi ENE of Kashiwa, Japan37.9 mi
4.957 mi SSE of Nakanokami, Japan6.2 mi
4.7123 mi SE of Miyakojima, Japan6.2 mi
5.392 mi SSE of Tateyama, Japan43.9 mi
4.711 mi NW of Uruma, Japan26.5 mi
4.55 mi NW of Takatsuki, Japan230.2 mi
4.747 mi S of Miyakojima, Japan6.2 mi
4.540 mi E of Miyazaki, Japan21.7 mi
4.715 mi ENE of Iwaki, Japan35.9 mi
4.7101 mi ENE of Hachijo, Japan25.4 mi
4.8159 mi WNW of Ogasawara, Japan314.7 mi
4.94 mi WSW of Honmachi, Japan6.2 mi
4.872 mi E of Hakodate, Japan42.8 mi
4.6near Inzai, Japan48.1 mi
5.531 mi E of Kuji, Japan21.1 mi
4.695 mi E of Miyako, Japan6.2 mi
5.394 mi E of Miyako, Japan6.2 mi
4.66 mi S of Koto, Japan6.2 mi
4.96 mi WSW of Honmachi, Japan6.2 mi
4.528 mi SSE of Nakanokami, Japan6.2 mi
4.828 mi SE of Nakanokami, Japan17.5 mi
4.564 mi S of Koshima, Japan21.7 mi
4.576 mi E of Miyako, Japan21.7 mi
4.769 mi E of Nemuro, Japan21.7 mi
4.573 mi E of Nemuro, Japan21.7 mi
4.912 mi N of Honcho, Japan32.5 mi
4.54 mi S of Honmachi, Japan6.2 mi
4.745 mi E of Kuji, Japan28.9 mi
5.332 mi ENE of Miyazaki, Japan21.7 mi
4.68 mi WSW of Honmachi, Japan6.2 mi
4.912 mi SSW of Kumamoto, Japan6.2 mi
5.563 mi NNE of Hachinohe, Japan46.5 mi
4.654 mi NW of Amagi, Japan6.2 mi
4.77 mi SW of Koto, Japan6.2 mi
4.65 mi W of Honmachi, Japan6.2 mi
5.331 mi SSW of Koto, Japan6.2 mi
4.820 mi SSW of Kumamoto, Japan8.9 mi
4.614 mi S of Kumamoto, Japan6.2 mi
4.59 mi WSW of Honmachi, Japan6.2 mi
4.931 mi SSW of Koto, Japan6.2 mi
5.630 mi SSW of Koto, Japan6.2 mi
4.514 mi ESE of Honmachi, Japan6.2 mi
6.87 mi SSW of Koto, Japan6.2 mi
4.5150 mi SE of Hachijo, Japan21.7 mi
5.131 mi SSE of Akaren, Japan6.2 mi
4.548 mi ENE of Iwaki, Japan24.2 mi
4.537 mi S of Koshima, Japan28.3 mi
5.327 mi E of Nishinoomote, Japan21.7 mi
4.580 mi SE of Katsuura, Japan6.2 mi
4.64 mi SSE of Asahi, Japan27.5 mi
4.646 mi ESE of Hachinohe, Japan39.9 mi
4.833 mi E of Kuji, Japan36.6 mi
5.183 mi ENE of Miyako, Japan7.1 mi
4.739 mi NNW of Hirara, Japan60.8 mi
5.039 mi SSW of Tanabe, Japan6.2 mi
4.66 mi NE of Kuji, Japan45.7 mi
4.633 mi E of Kuji, Japan34.1 mi
4.618 mi ESE of Hachinohe, Japan40.9 mi
4.8182 mi N of Ogasawara, Japan6.2 mi
4.6179 mi N of Ogasawara, Japan17.1 mi
4.8172 mi ESE of Hachijo, Japan6.2 mi

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
9.159 mi E of Ishinomaki, Japan18.0 mi
8.342 mi ESE of Erimo, Japan16.8 mi
7.934 mi SE of Hitachi, Japan26.7 mi
7.8117 mi WNW of Ogasawara, Japan412.6 mi
7.890 mi ENE of Kuji, Japan16.8 mi
7.743 mi NW of Setana, Japan10.6 mi
7.773 mi W of Hirosaki, Japan14.9 mi
7.742 mi ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan27.3 mi
7.649 mi NE of Hachinohe, Japan28.0 mi
7.6169 mi ESE of Kamaishi, Japan11.8 mi
7.636 mi NE of Obihiro, Japan63.4 mi
7.54 mi N of Suzu, Japan6.2 mi
7.5159 mi SSE of Ishigaki, Japan20.5 mi
7.462 mi ENE of Miyako, Japan21.7 mi
7.493 mi E of Ogasawara, Japan8.7 mi

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19772026
Year
20261,059M7.4
20251,176M7.6
20241,078M7.5
2023914M6.3
20221,266M7.3
2021952M7.1
2020829M6.6
2019754M6.4
2018850M6.6
2017784M6.2
20161,137M7.0
20151,026M7.8
20141,105M6.5
2013933M6.9
20121,307M7.2
20115,533M9.1
20101,170M7.4
2009461M7.1
20081,384M6.9
20071,043M6.8
2006896M6.3
20051,146M7.2
20041,123M7.4
2003884M8.3
2002733M6.4
2001624M6.8
20001,339M6.8
1999549M6.4
1998675M7.5
1997685M6.3
1996875M6.7
1995828M7.1
1994538M7.8
1993575M7.7
1992561M7.0
1991363M6.7
1990417M6.5
1989594M7.4
1988334M6.3
1987369M6.8
1986562M6.6
1985668M6.5
1984392M7.2
1983481M7.7
1982468M6.8
1981322M6.9
1980358M6.3
1979288M6.4
1978369M7.7
1977258M6.8
1976275M6.3

Wildfires

17 major fires since 2026. The largest covered about 16,452 acres.

Recent fires

AreaLocationSinceStatus
813 acresnear Hokuto, JapanActive
5,014 acresnear Muroran, JapanActive
2,965 acresnear Hachinohe, JapanActive
10,171 acres13 mi ESE of Yokohama, JapanActive
12,096 acres11 mi S of Nagoya, JapanActive
7,003 acres10 mi SE of Himeji, JapanActive
3,010 acres24 mi W of Hamamatsu, JapanActive
1,621 acres18 mi SW of Utsunomiya, JapanActive
1,149 acresnear Kawasaki, JapanActive
4,964 acresnear Chiba, JapanActive
Show all (31)
AreaLocationSinceStatus
3,015 acres20 mi WSW of Himeji, JapanActive
1,067 acres3 mi SSE of Fukayacho, JapanActive
8,389 acresnear Kashima-shi, JapanActive
8,426 acres4 mi ESE of Fukuyama, JapanActive
8,051 acresnear Minato, JapanActive
1,080 acresnear Ofunato, JapanInactive
1,745 acres5 mi NW of Inabe, JapanInactive
14,280 acres4 mi N of Kitakyushu, JapanInactive
1,636 acres6 mi E of Kagoshima, JapanInactive
1,147 acresnear Fujioka, JapanInactive
934 acres171 mi SSW of Ogasawara, JapanInactive
4,413 acres3 mi NE of Oita, JapanInactive
4,552 acresnear Tokuyama, JapanInactive
754 acres21 mi NNE of Okinawa, JapanInactive
1,848 acresnear Sakai, JapanInactive
16,452 acres6 mi SSW of Kurashiki, JapanInactive
1,198 acres22 mi SSW of Okayama, JapanInactive
909 acres16 mi ESE of Oita, JapanInactive
1,455 acresnear Itoigawa, JapanInactive
3,002 acres21 mi ENE of Koto, JapanInactive
3,000 acres6 mi WSW of Gotemba, JapanInactive

Largest fires on record

AreaLocationSinceStatus
16,452 acres6 mi SSW of Kurashiki, JapanInactive
14,280 acres4 mi N of Kitakyushu, JapanInactive
12,096 acres11 mi S of Nagoya, JapanActive
10,171 acres13 mi ESE of Yokohama, JapanActive
8,426 acres4 mi ESE of Fukuyama, JapanActive
8,389 acresnear Kashima-shi, JapanActive
8,051 acresnear Minato, JapanActive
7,003 acres10 mi SE of Himeji, JapanActive
5,014 acresnear Muroran, JapanActive
4,964 acresnear Chiba, JapanActive
4,552 acresnear Tokuyama, JapanInactive
4,413 acres3 mi NE of Oita, JapanInactive
3,015 acres20 mi WSW of Himeji, JapanActive
3,010 acres24 mi W of Hamamatsu, JapanActive
3,002 acres21 mi ENE of Koto, JapanInactive

Storms

Last 12 months

LevelLocationTimeStatus
GreenTropical cyclone CEMPAKA-26 – JapanInactive
GreenTropical cyclone IN-FA-26 – JapanInactive
RedTropical cyclone CHAMPI-26 – JapanInactive
GreenTropical cyclone TWENTYEIGHT-26 – JapanInactive

Significant events on record

LevelLocationTimeStatus
GreenTropical cyclone CEMPAKA-26 – JapanInactive
GreenTropical cyclone IN-FA-26 – JapanInactive
RedTropical cyclone CHAMPI-26 – JapanInactive
GreenTropical cyclone TWENTYEIGHT-26 – JapanInactive

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