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Earthquakes near Aomori today
Updated
No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Aomori in the last 24 hours None in the past 30 days either.
Was there an earthquake in Aomori just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Aomori, Japan and updates every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 7 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 30 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- — none within 100 km
- Largest in past year
- M7.6 124 km E, Dec 8, 2025
- Past year count
- 101 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- —
Recent earthquakes near Aomori
No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more was located within 100 km of Aomori in the past 30 days.
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Asia/Tokyo.
Largest earthquakes near Aomori in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Aomori in the past 12 months was M7.6 on Dec 8, 2025, 124 km E of the city (2025 Aomori Prefecture, Japan Earthquake).
With 101 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 8.4 a month), the area around Aomori is active by global standards. 10 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2025 | M7.6 | 124 km E | 41 km | 2025 Aomori Prefecture, Japan Earthquake |
| Jun 24, 2026 | M6.9 | 137 km ESE | 34 km | 35 km ENE of Noda, Japan |
| Mar 9, 2026 | M5.9 | 146 km NNW | 144 km | 19 km NE of Otobe, Japan |
| Aug 1, 2026 | M5.5 | 118 km ENE | 75 km | 63 km E of Mutsu, Japan |
| Dec 8, 2025 | M5.5 | 147 km E | 35 km | 93 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan |
| Dec 21, 2025 | M5.4 | 111 km E | 57 km | 57 km ENE of Misawa, Japan |
| Feb 20, 2026 | M5.3 | 133 km NE | 54 km | 71 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan |
| Jan 22, 2026 | M5.3 | 142 km ENE | 57 km | 94 km E of Yokohama, Japan |
| Jan 20, 2026 | M5.3 | 125 km ENE | 62 km | 66 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan |
| Dec 17, 2025 | M5.0 | 145 km ENE | 52 km | 94 km E of Mutsu, Japan |
Was it felt in Aomori?
None of the quakes listed has "Did You Feel It?" reports in the USGS feed, which usually means shaking at the surface was weak or the area has few reporters.
If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.
Tsunami warning status
1 earthquake near Aomori in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag: M7.6 2025 Aomori Prefecture, Japan Earthquake (Dec 8, 2025). 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.
Earthquakes around the world today
Worldwide, USGS listed 141 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.
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.
Earthquakes near other cities in Japan and nearby
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).