Earthquakes in Japan
1,927 earthquakes have been recorded in Japan by Global Incident Tracker, 1,350 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 10 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
57
Last 7 days
1,350
In 2026
1,927
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent earthquakes in Japan
M4.3 Earthquake — KURIL ISLANDS
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — KYUSHU, JAPAN
Minor
M3.5 Earthquake — NEAR WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Minor
M3.0 Earthquake — NEAR S. COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU
Minor
M3.6 Earthquake — NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Minor
M3.7 Earthquake — HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Minor
M4.0 Earthquake — 9 km ENE of Nakatonbetsu, Japan
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — 195 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan
Minor
M3.5 Earthquake — KYUSHU, JAPAN
Minor
M3.3 Earthquake — HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Minor
M4.1 Earthquake — NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Minor
M4.6 Earthquake — Izu Islands, Japan region
Moderate
Sismo débil mag. 2.1 (inconfirmado) - 4.3 km al sureste de Uki, prefectura de Kumamoto, Japón, Thursday 8 Oct 2026 a las 21:22 (GMT +9)
Moderate
Sismo débil mag. 2.1 (inconfirmado) - Kyushu, Japan, Thursday 8 Oct 2026 a las 21:22 (GMT +9)
Minor
Sismo débil mag. 2.6 - 29 km al oeste de Ina, Prefectura de Nagano, Japón, Thursday 8 Oct 2026 a las 20:35 (GMT +9)
Moderate
M3.6 Earthquake — NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Minor
M4.5 Earthquake — OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Moderate
M3.8 Earthquake — HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Minor
M3.0 Earthquake — KYUSHU, JAPAN
Minor
M3.7 Earthquake — KYUSHU, JAPAN
Minor
M4.8 earthquake strikes eastern Japan, including Chiba Prefecture
Moderate
M4.0 Earthquake — NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Minor
M3.1 Earthquake — KYUSHU, JAPAN
Minor
Terremoto en Japón este 8 de octubre: magnitud y superficie del sismo en Chiba
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — 9 km NNE of Midori, Japan
Moderate
BREAKING NEWS: M4.8 earthquake strikes eastern Japan, including Chiba Prefecture
Moderate
M5.0 Earthquake — NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Moderate
M4.3 Earthquake — Volcano Islands, Japan region
Minor
Um terremoto atingiu a Ponte Akashi Kaikyō enquanto ela ainda era construída, moveu suas fundações e obrigou engenheiros a aumentar o vão central em quase 1 metro
Moderate
M3.5 Earthquake — RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
Minor
When they happen
September carries the most earthquakes we hold for Japan — 272 of 1,927. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 118 | |
| February | 113 | |
| March | 151 | |
| April | 160 | |
| May | 122 | |
| June | 123 | |
| July | 133 | |
| August | 217 | |
| September | 272 | |
| October | 173 | |
| November | 180 | |
| December | 165 |
Where this data comes from
Earthquakes have official real-time feeds, and ours come from USGS · EMSC · BMKG · GeoNet · INGV · GDACS.