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Earthquake in Japan today

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Yes — 6 M2.5+ earthquakes in Japan in the last 24 hours; latest M4.6 Volcano Islands, Japan region, 12 hours ago Largest today: M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region at Oct 25, 02:09 UTC.

Was there an earthquake in Japan today? Every earthquake USGS has located in and off Japan in the last day and week, with the largest of the past year. Updated every few minutes.

Last 24 hours
6 M2.5+
Last 7 days
14 M2.5+
Last 30 days
63 M2.5+
Largest in 30 days
M7.0 Bonin Islands, Japan region, Oct 24, 2026
Past 12 months
1439 M2.5+
Largest in 12 months
M7.6 2025 Aomori Prefecture, Japan Earthquake, Dec 8, 2025

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Earthquakes in Japan today

USGS has located 6 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in Japan (or just offshore) since Oct 24, 20:51 UTC. That compares with 14 over the past 7 days, about 2 a day.

Local timeUTCMagnitudeDepthLocation
Oct 25, 09:11Oct 25, 09:11 UTCM4.6133 kmVolcano Islands, Japan region
Oct 25, 15:04Oct 25, 06:04 UTCM4.553 km74 km SSE of Onagawa Chō, Japan
Oct 25, 02:47Oct 25, 02:47 UTCM4.2500 kmBonin Islands, Japan region
Oct 25, 02:36Oct 25, 02:36 UTCM4.8499 kmBonin Islands, Japan region
Oct 25, 02:09Oct 25, 02:09 UTCM6.5492 kmBonin Islands, Japan region
Oct 25, 08:59Oct 24, 23:59 UTCM5.310 km44 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan

Local time is the time zone of the nearest city to the epicentre.

Earthquakes in Japan in the past 7 days

14 M2.5+ earthquakes in the past week. The most active areas were Hokkaido (2), Miyagi (1), Miyazaki (1). 7 were offshore or more than 150 km from a city. The largest was M7.0 Bonin Islands, Japan region.

Local timeUTCMagnitudeDepthLocation
Oct 25, 09:11Oct 25, 09:11 UTCM4.6133 kmVolcano Islands, Japan region
Oct 25, 15:04Oct 25, 06:04 UTCM4.553 km74 km SSE of Onagawa Chō, Japan
Oct 25, 02:47Oct 25, 02:47 UTCM4.2500 kmBonin Islands, Japan region
Oct 25, 02:36Oct 25, 02:36 UTCM4.8499 kmBonin Islands, Japan region
Oct 25, 02:09Oct 25, 02:09 UTCM6.5492 kmBonin Islands, Japan region
Oct 25, 08:59Oct 24, 23:59 UTCM5.310 km44 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan
Oct 24, 02:09Oct 24, 02:09 UTCM7.0473 kmBonin Islands, Japan region
Oct 24, 02:09Oct 24, 02:09 UTCM7.0473 kmBonin Islands, Japan region
Oct 24, 01:07Oct 23, 16:07 UTCM5.138 km72 km ENE of Noda, Japan
Oct 23, 02:21Oct 22, 17:21 UTCM4.876 km39 km NE of Shikotan, Russia
Oct 22, 00:13Oct 21, 15:13 UTCM4.3169 km19 km S of Makurazaki, Japan
Oct 21, 23:40Oct 21, 14:40 UTCM4.794 km33 km NE of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan
Oct 21, 10:04Oct 21, 01:04 UTCM4.590 km2 km N of Honchō, Japan
Oct 20, 05:50Oct 19, 20:50 UTCM4.442 km72 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan

Largest earthquakes in Japan in the past year

USGS located 1439 M2.5+ earthquakes in or off Japan in the past 12 months, 5% of the 28,885 recorded worldwide, or about 27.7 a week. This week's 14 is close to that average. The strongest was M7.6 on Dec 8, 2025 (2025 Aomori Prefecture, Japan Earthquake).

DateMagnitudeDepthLocation
Dec 8, 2025M7.641 km2025 Aomori Prefecture, Japan Earthquake
Apr 20, 2026M7.425 km102 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
Oct 24, 2026M7.0473 kmBonin Islands, Japan region
Oct 24, 2026M7.0473 kmBonin Islands, Japan region
Jun 24, 2026M6.934 km35 km ENE of Noda, Japan
Jul 28, 2026M6.88 kmThe 2026 Kumamoto Region, Japan Earthquake
Nov 9, 2025M6.818 km122 km E of Yamada, Japan
May 15, 2026M6.742 km41 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan
Dec 12, 2025M6.719 km117 km NE of Kuji, Japan
Dec 8, 2025M6.619 km129 km S of Honchō, Japan

Tsunami warning status

2 earthquakes in Japan in the past 30 days carried the USGS tsunami flag: M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region (Oct 25, 2026); M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region (Oct 25, 2026). The flag means the quake was large enough and in an oceanic region where tsunami warning centres issue messages; it does not mean a tsunami happened.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.

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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).