Major earthquakes in Japan since 1900 (M6+)

M6+1292

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LargestM9.12011

M7+147

LatestM6.02026-08-23

Per decade

1900s38

1910s70

1920s113

1930s127

1940s103

1950s124

1960s140

1970s64

1980s83

1990s101

2000s106

2010s165

2020s58

Depth

0–70 km1136

70–300 km81

300 km+75

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M9.1 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 05:46	29 km	2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake, Japan
M8.4 1933-03-02	1933-03-02 17:31	15 km	1933 Sanriku (Sanriku-oki) Earthquake, Japan
M8.3 1946-12-20	1946-12-20 19:19	15 km	68 km S of Shing?, Japan
M8.0 1923-09-01	1923-09-01 02:58	15 km	5 km SSE of ?iso, Japan
M8.0 1960-03-20	1960-03-20 17:07	15 km	113 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
M7.9 1931-11-02	1931-11-02 10:03	35 km	58 km ESE of Takanabe, Japan
M7.9 1931-03-09	1931-03-09 03:49	35 km	78 km E of Hachinohe, Japan
M7.9 1911-06-15	1911-06-15 14:25	150 km	108 km NW of Naze, Japan
M7.9 1914-11-24	1914-11-24 11:53	200 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M7.9 1953-11-25	1953-11-25 17:48	25 km	174 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
M7.9 1968-05-16	1968-05-16 10:39	31 km	70 km S of Honchō, Japan
M7.9 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 06:15	43 km	47 km E of ?arai, Japan
M7.8 1923-09-02	1923-09-02 02:46	15 km	5 km E of Tateyama, Japan
M7.8 1938-11-05	1938-11-05 08:43	35 km	105 km E of Iwaki, Japan
M7.8 1994-12-28	1994-12-28 12:19	26 km	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
M7.8 2015-05-30	2015-05-30 11:23	664 km	Bonin Islands, Japan region
M7.7 1919-05-03	1919-05-03 00:52	15 km	277 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan
M7.7 1938-05-23	1938-05-23 07:18	15 km	69 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan
M7.7 1938-11-05	1938-11-05 10:50	35 km	116 km ESE of Namie, Japan
M7.7 1938-11-06	1938-11-06 08:53	30 km	116 km E of Namie, Japan
M7.7 1973-06-17	1973-06-17 03:55	48 km	19 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan
M7.7 1978-06-12	1978-06-12 08:14	44 km	68 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M7.7 1993-07-12	1993-07-12 13:17	17 km	107 km W of Iwanai, Japan
M7.7 2011-03-11	2011-03-11 06:25	19 km	272 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
M7.7 1905-07-06	1905-07-06 16:20	15 km	217 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
M7.7 1938-06-10	1938-06-10 09:53	20 km	35 km N of Hirara, Japan
M7.6 1915-11-01	1915-11-01 07:23	30 km	119 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan
M7.6 1938-06-16	1938-06-16 02:15	20 km	78 km S of Naze, Japan
M7.6 1938-11-06	1938-11-06 21:38	25 km	141 km ESE of Namie, Japan
M7.6 1964-06-16	1964-06-16 04:01	16 km	27 km NW of Murakami, Japan
M7.6 1993-01-15	1993-01-15 11:06	102 km	52 km NE of Otofuke, Japan
M7.6 2000-03-28	2000-03-28 11:00	126 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M7.5 1961-02-26	1961-02-26 18:10	35 km	18 km NNE of Nichinan, Japan
M7.5 1901-08-09	1901-08-09 18:33	35 km	Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan
M7.5 1909-11-10	1909-11-10 06:13	140 km	18 km SE of Honmachi, Japan
M7.5 1934-02-24	1934-02-24 06:23	35 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M7.5 1940-08-01	1940-08-01 15:08	15 km	137 km WSW of Rishiri Town, Japan
M7.5 1966-03-12	1966-03-12 16:31	25 km	38 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
M7.5 1968-04-01	1968-04-01 00:42	31 km	60 km ESE of Nobeoka, Japan
M7.5 1998-05-03	1998-05-03 23:30	33 km	254 km SSE of Ishigaki, Japan
M7.5 2007-09-28	2007-09-28 13:38	260 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M7.4 1948-04-17	1948-04-17 16:11	15 km	67 km SSW of Shing?, Japan
M7.4 1916-02-01	1916-02-01 07:36	15 km	152 km ESE of Koshima, Japan
M7.4 1939-10-10	1939-10-10 18:31	20 km	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
M7.4 1904-06-07	1904-06-07 08:18	350 km	164 km NNE of Ama, Japan
M7.4 1906-01-21	1906-01-21 13:49	300 km	50 km SSW of Ōyama, Japan
M7.4 1983-05-26	1983-05-26 02:59	24 km	83 km WNW of Noshiro, Japan
M7.4 1984-03-06	1984-03-06 02:17	457 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M7.4 1989-11-01	1989-11-01 18:25	29 km	73 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
M7.4 2000-08-06	2000-08-06 07:27	395 km	Bonin Islands, Japan region

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.