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Earthquakes near Shima, Mie today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Shima, Mie in the last 24 hours None in the past 30 days either.
Was there an earthquake in Shima, Mie just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Shima, Mie, 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
- M5.7 120 km WSW, May 2, 2026
- Past year count
- 12 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- —
Recent earthquakes near Shima, Mie
No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more was located within 100 km of Shima, Mie in the past 30 days.
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Asia/Tokyo.
Largest earthquakes near Shima, Mie in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Shima, Mie in the past 12 months was M5.7 on May 2, 2026, 120 km WSW of the city (12 km SSW of Kōya, Japan).
With 12 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 1 a month), the area around Shima, Mie is moderately active by global standards. 4 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | M5.7 | 120 km WSW | 64 km | 12 km SSW of Kōya, Japan |
| Sep 20, 2026 | M4.7 | 59 km SE | 358 km | 58 km SE of Shima, Japan |
| Jul 4, 2026 | M4.6 | 105 km S | 386 km | 87 km SE of Kumano, Japan |
| Aug 17, 2026 | M4.5 | 132 km WNW | 371 km | 7 km NW of Takatsuki, Japan |
| Aug 13, 2026 | M4.4 | 105 km NNE | 286 km | 11 km E of Seto, Japan |
| Aug 9, 2026 | M4.4 | 120 km NNW | 10 km | 8 km ENE of Maibara, Japan |
| May 8, 2026 | M4.4 | 136 km ENE | 24 km | 19 km N of Kanaya, Japan |
| May 21, 2026 | M4.2 | 49 km SE | 330 km | 49 km SE of Shima, Japan |
| Sep 17, 2026 | M4.1 | 90 km SSE | 363 km | 89 km SSE of Shima, Japan |
| Sep 13, 2026 | M4.1 | 42 km WSW | 363 km | 23 km ENE of Owase, Japan |
Was it felt in Shima, Mie?
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
None of the earthquakes near Shima, Mie in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.
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 140 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.
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).