Echizen
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Latest eventM 4.5262.1 km depth · 180 days ago45 km SSW of Toyama, Japan
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Forecast: Copernicus EFFIS (FWI index)
Very light rain (0.1–1 mm)
Light rain (1–5 mm)
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Very heavy rain (25–50 mm)
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
Calm (< 7 km/h, 0–1 Bf)
Light breeze (7–18 km/h, 2–3 Bf)
Moderate breeze (18–36 km/h, 4–5 Bf)
Strong breeze (36–54 km/h, 5–7 Bf)
Gale (54–72 km/h, 7–8 Bf)
Storm (≥ 72 km/h, 9+ Bf)
Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Earthquakes within 100 km of the city centre.
Key statistics (30 days)
Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.
Recent events in Echizen
Historical overview
Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.
About Echizen
Echizen has recorded 229 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M6.1 in 1990.
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Earthquakes
229 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976 within 100 km. The strongest was M6.1.
Recent earthquakes
| Mag | Location | Time (UTC) | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 45 km SSW of Toyama, Japan | 262.1 km |
Strongest earthquakes on record
| Mag | Location | Time (UTC) | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 9 km W of Takahama, Japan | 362.3 km | |
| 5.8 | 17 km NE of Kyotango, Japan | 357.6 km | |
| 5.8 | 8 km SW of Takahama, Japan | 359.0 km | |
| 5.5 | 28 km NNE of Maizuru, Japan | 346.5 km | |
| 5.4 | 56 km SSE of Kanazawa, Japan | 277.8 km | |
| 5.3 | 16 km SW of Takayama, Japan | 250.0 km | |
| 5.2 | 15 km WNW of Inabe, Japan | 33.0 km | |
| 5.2 | 64 km NNE of Kyotango, Japan | 361.0 km | |
| 5.2 | 27 km N of Gujo, Japan | 271.6 km | |
| 5.1 | 8 km WSW of Takahama, Japan | 360.1 km | |
| 5.1 | 22 km NNE of Kyoto, Japan | 33.0 km | |
| 5.1 | 10 km SE of Ono, Japan | 41.8 km | |
| 5.1 | 11 km E of Takashima, Japan | 48.9 km | |
| 5.0 | near Obama, Japan | 355.1 km | |
| 5.0 | near Takahama, Japan | 358.4 km |
Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)
Year
| 2026 | 3 | M4.5 |
| 2025 | 5 | M5.1 |
| 2024 | 5 | M4.7 |
| 2023 | 4 | M4.4 |
| 2022 | 6 | M4.2 |
| 2021 | 2 | M4.3 |
| 2020 | 8 | M4.6 |
| 2019 | 2 | M4.5 |
| 2018 | 2 | M4.3 |
| 2017 | 2 | M4.8 |
| 2016 | 3 | M4.2 |
| 2015 | 5 | M4.6 |
| 2014 | 2 | M5.0 |
| 2013 | 3 | M4.5 |
| 2012 | 1 | M4.3 |
| 2011 | 2 | M4.8 |
| 2010 | 2 | M5.4 |
| 2009 | 1 | M4.9 |
| 2008 | 12 | M4.2 |
| 2007 | 12 | M4.6 |
| 2006 | 10 | M4.3 |
| 2005 | 11 | M4.7 |
| 2004 | 13 | M4.4 |
| 2003 | 7 | M4.3 |
| 2002 | 6 | M4.8 |
| 2001 | 4 | M4.8 |
| 2000 | 6 | M5.5 |
| 1999 | 5 | M5.1 |
| 1998 | 8 | M5.2 |
| 1997 | 6 | M4.6 |
| 1996 | 9 | M5.2 |
| 1995 | 3 | M4.3 |
| 1994 | 5 | M5.1 |
| 1993 | 2 | M4.1 |
| 1992 | 3 | M5.8 |
| 1991 | 1 | M4.5 |
| 1990 | 5 | M6.1 |
| 1989 | 9 | M4.7 |
| 1988 | 3 | M4.8 |
| 1987 | 3 | M4.5 |
| 1986 | 3 | M5.2 |
| 1985 | 4 | M4.8 |
| 1984 | 5 | M4.6 |
| 1983 | 2 | M4.8 |
| 1982 | 2 | M4.6 |
| 1980 | 3 | M5.8 |
| 1979 | 3 | M4.9 |
| 1978 | 4 | M5.3 |
| 1977 | 1 | M4.2 |
| 1976 | 1 | M4.4 |