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JMA EPICENTRE REGION

Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto Prefecture

熊本県熊本地方

earthquakes2,269
Maximum M7.1
Maximum Shindo7
FirstFeb 2, 2015

What this epicentre-region name means

This page groups earthquakes whose JMA report uses this epicentre-region name. It identifies the reported epicentre region, not the area where shaking was felt or an administrative boundary.

JISHINDESU stores 2,269 confirmed or corrected reports from Feb 2, 2015 to Oct 16, 2026. This is not JMA’s complete historical earthquake catalogue. Dates and times use Japan Standard Time (JST).

Earthquakes in the stored history

The largest magnitude and highest Shindo may belong to different earthquakes. Open each report for its details.

Stored reports by year

The largest number of stored reports is 1,235 in 2016. Yearly counts describe the stored reports, not future activity or relative hazard.

  1. 2026483
  2. 202526
  3. 202434
  4. 202328
  5. 202224
  6. 202142
  7. 202040
  8. 201966
  9. 201877
  10. 2017183
  11. 20161,235
  12. 201531

Prefectures with observations

Each count is the number of earthquakes with a Shindo reading at a station in that prefecture. It does not locate the epicentre or imply shaking throughout the prefecture. One earthquake may appear in several prefectures.

KumamotoEarthquakes observed: 2,268 · Highest local Shindo: 7NagasakiEarthquakes observed: 345 · Highest local Shindo: 5+MiyazakiEarthquakes observed: 308 · Highest local Shindo: 5+FukuokaEarthquakes observed: 256 · Highest local Shindo: 5+KagoshimaEarthquakes observed: 228 · Highest local Shindo: 5+OitaEarthquakes observed: 183 · Highest local Shindo: 6−SagaEarthquakes observed: 141 · Highest local Shindo: 5+YamaguchiEarthquakes observed: 62 · Highest local Shindo: 4KochiEarthquakes observed: 31 · Highest local Shindo: 4EhimeEarthquakes observed: 24 · Highest local Shindo: 5−ShimaneEarthquakes observed: 15 · Highest local Shindo: 4HiroshimaEarthquakes observed: 15 · Highest local Shindo: 4

Recent earthquakes

Showing the latest 50 of 2,269 stored reports, not the complete list.

1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureOct 16, 2026, 00:13 JST · M2.5View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureOct 8, 2026, 21:22 JST · M2.1View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureOct 8, 2026, 13:23 JST · M3View report →2Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureOct 8, 2026, 06:36 JST · M3.1View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureOct 7, 2026, 23:23 JST · M2.6View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureOct 6, 2026, 13:47 JST · M2.9View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureOct 5, 2026, 09:18 JST · M2.6View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureOct 4, 2026, 08:58 JST · M2.4View report →2Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureOct 3, 2026, 17:17 JST · M2.8View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureOct 3, 2026, 15:21 JST · M2.8View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureOct 3, 2026, 04:11 JST · M2.4View report →2Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureOct 3, 2026, 03:17 JST · M2.8View report →3Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureOct 2, 2026, 17:39 JST · M3.1View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureOct 2, 2026, 14:54 JST · M2View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureOct 1, 2026, 21:16 JST · M2.7View report →2Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureOct 1, 2026, 20:26 JST · M3.5View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 26, 2026, 19:42 JST · M2.6View report →3Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 26, 2026, 11:21 JST · M3.6View report →2Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 26, 2026, 10:43 JST · M2.9View report →4Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 26, 2026, 10:31 JST · M4.5View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 25, 2026, 17:04 JST · M2View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 24, 2026, 22:46 JST · M2.7View report →2Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 24, 2026, 22:38 JST · M3View report →2Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 23, 2026, 09:27 JST · M3.3View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 22, 2026, 08:27 JST · M3View report →3Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 22, 2026, 01:39 JST · M3.5View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 21, 2026, 17:17 JST · M2.3View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 19, 2026, 14:04 JST · M2.7View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 19, 2026, 06:57 JST · M2.5View report →2Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 19, 2026, 01:59 JST · M2.8View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 18, 2026, 20:34 JST · M2.3View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 18, 2026, 02:04 JST · M2.5View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 17, 2026, 22:40 JST · M2.9View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 16, 2026, 21:35 JST · M1View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 16, 2026, 03:54 JST · M2.6View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 15, 2026, 07:14 JST · M3View report →3Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 14, 2026, 19:36 JST · M4View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 11, 2026, 10:07 JST · M2.8View report →2Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 11, 2026, 00:52 JST · M2.3View report →2Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 10, 2026, 17:15 JST · M3.1View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 10, 2026, 10:20 JST · M2.5View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 10, 2026, 08:15 JST · M2.9View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 9, 2026, 05:19 JST · M2.8View report →2Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 8, 2026, 21:02 JST · M3.3View report →3Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 7, 2026, 23:21 JST · M3.8View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 6, 2026, 16:19 JST · M2.5View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 5, 2026, 17:25 JST · M2.4View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 5, 2026, 15:29 JST · M3.1View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 4, 2026, 20:40 JST · M2.9View report →1Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureSep 4, 2026, 15:17 JST · M2.9View report →