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Latest eventM 4.833.0 km depth · 3 days ago150 km ENE of Tanohata, Japan

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Iwate has recorded 4,192 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.8 in 1994.

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Earthquakes

4,192 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.8.

Recent earthquakes

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
4.8	150 km ENE of Tanohata, Japan	Nov 12, 2026, 04:07	33.0 km
4.7	138 km E of Miyako, Japan	Nov 8, 2026, 09:23	10.0 km
4.3	35 km WNW of Morioka, Japan	Nov 1, 2026, 10:44	120.4 km
4.2	118 km E of Miyako, Japan	Nov 1, 2026, 10:19	39.0 km
4.5	70 km ENE of Kuji, Japan	Oct 30, 2026, 13:18	44.6 km
4.5	141 km E of Miyako, Japan	Oct 29, 2026, 17:37	35.0 km
4.5	91 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Oct 2, 2026, 20:34	49.9 km
5.1	104 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Oct 1, 2026, 17:17	14.5 km
4.5	144 km E of Miyako, Japan	Sep 22, 2026, 13:48	39.5 km
4.5	120 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Sep 11, 2026, 18:53	20.2 km

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Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
4.9	114 km ENE of Kuji, Japan	Sep 6, 2026, 05:15	40.4 km
4.8	111 km E of Miyako, Japan	Aug 28, 2026, 23:10	29.2 km
4.5	64 km NE of Kuji, Japan	Aug 27, 2026, 19:54	59.9 km
5.6	203 km ESE of Ofunato, Japan	Aug 26, 2026, 19:21	10.0 km
4.8	150 km E of Miyako, Japan	Aug 26, 2026, 06:54	10.0 km
5.5	50 km E of Kuji, Japan	Aug 8, 2026, 17:57	34.0 km
4.6	153 km E of Miyako, Japan	Aug 6, 2026, 17:50	10.0 km
5.3	151 km E of Miyako, Japan	Aug 6, 2026, 17:43	10.0 km
4.5	123 km E of Miyako, Japan	Aug 3, 2026, 15:54	35.0 km
4.7	72 km E of Kuji, Japan	Aug 2, 2026, 00:45	46.5 km
4.8	53 km E of Kuji, Japan	Jul 14, 2026, 08:07	58.9 km
5.1	134 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Jul 14, 2026, 07:44	11.5 km
4.6	9 km NE of Kuji, Japan	Jul 8, 2026, 07:35	73.6 km
4.6	54 km E of Kuji, Japan	Jul 6, 2026, 17:09	54.9 km
5.0	62 km ESE of Ofunato, Japan	Jul 3, 2026, 01:44	29.7 km
4.7	50 km ENE of Kuji, Japan	Jul 1, 2026, 16:15	57.7 km
6.0	57 km E of Kuji, Japan	Jul 1, 2026, 12:08	35.0 km
4.8	47 km E of Kuji, Japan	Jun 30, 2026, 14:02	51.7 km
4.5	49 km E of Kuji, Japan	Jun 28, 2026, 05:39	53.1 km
5.8	56 km E of Kuji, Japan	Jun 27, 2026, 20:21	34.0 km
4.8	28 km NE of Kuji, Japan	Jun 25, 2026, 11:58	69.9 km
4.7	148 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Jun 19, 2026, 16:47	10.0 km
4.7	240 km ESE of Yamada, Japan	Jun 17, 2026, 14:28	10.0 km
4.5	104 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Jun 16, 2026, 17:25	35.0 km
4.5	110 km E of Miyako, Japan	Jun 10, 2026, 07:14	35.0 km
4.6	149 km E of Tanohata, Japan	Jun 4, 2026, 17:46	10.0 km
4.6	143 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Jun 4, 2026, 17:44	10.0 km
4.5	27 km SE of Rikuzen-Takata, Japan	May 26, 2026, 20:21	81.2 km
4.8	56 km E of Kuji, Japan	May 25, 2026, 08:14	43.6 km
4.6	126 km E of Miyako, Japan	May 18, 2026, 17:04	17.1 km
4.8	89 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	May 17, 2026, 00:07	35.0 km
6.7	41 km ESE of Ofunato, Japan	May 15, 2026, 11:22	42.0 km
4.9	150 km E of Tanohata, Japan	May 11, 2026, 00:21	10.0 km
4.6	116 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	May 8, 2026, 17:10	35.0 km
5.2	103 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	May 4, 2026, 23:54	40.1 km
4.8	124 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	May 4, 2026, 21:42	19.5 km
4.5	96 km ENE of Kuji, Japan	Apr 30, 2026, 08:43	44.7 km
4.8	83 km E of Kuji, Japan	Apr 28, 2026, 07:24	35.0 km
5.0	80 km NE of Miyako, Japan	Apr 26, 2026, 16:57	35.0 km
4.7	84 km E of Kuji, Japan	Apr 26, 2026, 06:43	35.0 km
4.8	106 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Apr 25, 2026, 20:41	33.7 km
5.0	89 km E of Kuji, Japan	Apr 24, 2026, 05:13	35.0 km
4.8	120 km E of Miyako, Japan	Apr 23, 2026, 00:07	34.4 km
4.5	53 km N of Miyako, Japan	Apr 22, 2026, 17:46	59.0 km
4.6	100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Apr 22, 2026, 14:26	35.0 km
4.9	102 km E of Miyako, Japan	Apr 22, 2026, 13:35	35.0 km
5.1	103 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Apr 22, 2026, 12:18	35.0 km
4.5	58 km E of Kuji, Japan	Apr 22, 2026, 12:06	35.0 km
5.3	112 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Apr 22, 2026, 00:01	35.0 km
5.5	124 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Apr 21, 2026, 18:44	16.0 km
5.3	142 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Apr 21, 2026, 05:29	10.0 km
4.7	150 km E of Tanohata, Japan	Apr 21, 2026, 05:19	10.0 km
4.8	111 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Apr 21, 2026, 02:35	25.1 km
4.5	136 km E of Yamada, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 16:13	10.0 km
4.7	119 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 14:15	29.5 km
5.1	119 km E of Yamada, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 12:56	25.6 km
4.5	99 km E of Miyako, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 11:28	31.6 km
5.1	133 km E of Yamada, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 10:44	10.0 km
5.1	127 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 09:49	35.0 km
5.4	101 km E of Yamada, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 08:33	35.0 km
5.4	111 km E of Miyako, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 08:32	30.1 km
4.6	104 km E of Miyako, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 08:30	31.5 km
4.6	124 km E of Miyako, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 08:15	15.9 km
4.6	119 km E of Miyako, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 08:14	40.1 km
4.9	115 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 08:08	35.0 km
4.6	91 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 08:08	30.3 km
5.4	143 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 08:03	34.9 km
5.3	118 km E of Yamada, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 08:02	35.0 km
5.3	136 km E of Miyako, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 08:01	31.6 km
6.0	101 km E of Miyako, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 07:56	35.0 km
7.4	100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 07:53	35.0 km
4.5	96 km ENE of Kuji, Japan	Mar 30, 2026, 07:46	35.0 km
4.8	107 km E of Yamada, Japan	Mar 27, 2026, 15:24	10.0 km
4.9	118 km E of Yamada, Japan	Mar 26, 2026, 19:56	10.0 km
4.5	111 km E of Miyako, Japan	Mar 26, 2026, 16:55	10.0 km
4.8	119 km E of Yamada, Japan	Mar 26, 2026, 16:20	10.0 km
4.6	122 km E of Yamada, Japan	Mar 26, 2026, 15:59	10.0 km
4.6	122 km E of Yamada, Japan	Mar 26, 2026, 14:47	10.0 km
4.6	115 km E of Yamada, Japan	Mar 26, 2026, 14:37	10.0 km
4.6	132 km E of Yamada, Japan	Mar 26, 2026, 14:28	10.0 km
6.5	123 km E of Yamada, Japan	Mar 26, 2026, 14:18	16.0 km
4.6	111 km E of Yamada, Japan	Mar 26, 2026, 08:51	26.8 km
4.7	81 km NE of Kuji, Japan	Mar 26, 2026, 07:37	49.7 km
5.0	116 km E of Yamada, Japan	Mar 13, 2026, 19:55	13.2 km
4.7	181 km ENE of Tanohata, Japan	Mar 9, 2026, 21:06	10.0 km
5.8	95 km E of Yamada, Japan	Mar 8, 2026, 13:17	16.0 km
5.4	107 km E of Yamada, Japan	Mar 8, 2026, 13:08	16.0 km
4.8	65 km ESE of Ofunato, Japan	Mar 6, 2026, 20:31	47.0 km
4.7	119 km E of Miyako, Japan	Mar 4, 2026, 00:48	35.0 km
4.6	51 km E of Kuji, Japan	Feb 16, 2026, 04:59	46.2 km
4.6	121 km NE of Kuji, Japan	Feb 12, 2026, 20:49	35.0 km
4.5	228 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan	Feb 6, 2026, 17:56	10.0 km
4.5	105 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Feb 5, 2026, 08:33	35.0 km
4.6	105 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Jan 30, 2026, 11:03	35.0 km
5.1	106 km E of Kuji, Japan	Jan 28, 2026, 10:45	19.9 km
4.5	5 km WNW of Iwaizumi, Japan	Jan 26, 2026, 00:20	67.5 km
4.5	125 km E of Miyako, Japan	Jan 16, 2026, 09:04	35.0 km
4.9	25 km WSW of Miyako, Japan	Jan 11, 2026, 04:15	83.4 km
6.0	100 km E of Kuji, Japan	Dec 31, 2025, 14:26	27.0 km
4.8	69 km E of Yamada, Japan	Dec 30, 2025, 23:51	35.0 km
4.8	117 km E of Miyako, Japan	Dec 30, 2025, 22:19	27.7 km
4.7	114 km E of Miyako, Japan	Dec 19, 2025, 21:40	36.2 km
4.6	101 km E of Miyako, Japan	Dec 18, 2025, 05:20	41.6 km
4.6	97 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Dec 18, 2025, 00:50	42.2 km
5.0	145 km E of Miyako, Japan	Dec 14, 2025, 07:58	10.0 km
4.5	165 km ENE of Tanohata, Japan	Dec 13, 2025, 21:49	31.8 km
4.6	126 km NE of Kuji, Japan	Dec 12, 2025, 04:58	35.0 km
4.7	143 km E of Yamada, Japan	Dec 10, 2025, 10:55	10.0 km
5.6	110 km NE of Kuji, Japan	Dec 8, 2025, 23:59	47.8 km
4.9	119 km E of Yamada, Japan	Dec 7, 2025, 00:16	31.7 km
4.5	142 km E of Yamada, Japan	Nov 27, 2025, 20:33	10.0 km
5.5	134 km E of Miyako, Japan	Nov 21, 2025, 12:22	11.0 km
5.0	132 km ESE of Yamada, Japan	Nov 19, 2025, 02:23	10.0 km
4.9	110 km NE of Kuji, Japan	Nov 18, 2025, 08:21	44.2 km
4.5	51 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan	Nov 18, 2025, 02:05	42.9 km
5.2	110 km E of Miyako, Japan	Nov 17, 2025, 19:06	17.6 km
4.5	135 km E of Miyako, Japan	Nov 16, 2025, 13:19	10.0 km
4.7	110 km E of Miyako, Japan	Nov 15, 2025, 18:06	29.6 km

Strongest earthquakes on record

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
7.8	145 km ENE of Kuji, Japan	Dec 28, 1994, 12:19	27.0 km
7.6	272 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan	Mar 11, 2011, 06:25	19.0 km
7.4	100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Apr 20, 2026, 07:53	35.0 km
7.4	73 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Nov 1, 1989, 18:25	29.0 km
7.3	121 km SE of Ofunato, Japan	Mar 9, 2011, 02:45	32.0 km
7.0	293 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan	Nov 14, 2005, 21:38	11.0 km
7.0	119 km E of Yamada, Japan	Jul 18, 1992, 08:36	29.0 km
6.9	25 km WNW of Ichinoseki, Japan	Jun 13, 2008, 23:43	8.0 km
6.9	102 km ESE of Ofunato, Japan	Jan 18, 1981, 18:17	33.0 km
6.8	126 km E of Yamada, Japan	Nov 9, 2025, 08:03	10.0 km
6.8	33 km SE of Ofunato, Japan	May 12, 2015, 21:12	35.0 km
6.8	29 km ENE of Morioka, Japan	Jul 23, 2008, 15:26	108.0 km
6.7	41 km ESE of Ofunato, Japan	May 15, 2026, 11:22	42.0 km
6.7	84 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	Feb 16, 2015, 23:06	23.0 km
6.7	86 km E of Kuji, Japan	Sep 16, 2011, 19:26	30.0 km

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19772026

Year

2026	243	M7.4
2025	191	M6.8
2024	62	M5.9
2023	67	M5.8
2022	66	M5.2
2021	52	M5.7
2020	56	M6.3
2019	54	M6.0
2018	52	M5.1
2017	65	M6.1
2016	77	M6.0
2015	165	M6.8
2014	115	M5.7
2013	93	M6.0
2012	214	M6.3
2011	1,087	M7.6
2010	28	M6.3
2009	21	M5.6
2008	180	M6.9
2007	29	M4.6
2006	61	M5.5
2005	70	M7.0
2004	31	M5.7
2003	35	M4.8
2002	28	M6.4
2001	21	M6.5
2000	36	M6.3
1999	21	M5.8
1998	39	M6.2
1997	35	M5.4
1996	61	M5.7
1995	107	M6.2
1994	69	M7.8
1993	37	M5.4
1992	120	M7.0
1991	38	M6.1
1990	35	M5.8
1989	129	M7.4
1988	13	M4.9
1987	22	M6.6
1986	17	M6.0
1985	13	M5.2
1984	14	M5.3
1983	18	M5.7
1982	27	M5.4
1981	45	M6.9
1980	18	M5.4
1979	25	M6.4
1978	38	M5.4
1977	24	M6.0
1976	28	M5.5