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JMA EPICENTRE REGION

Northern Coast of Iwate Prefecture

岩手県沿岸北部

earthquakes135
Maximum M6.1
Maximum Shindo5−
FirstJan 25, 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 135 confirmed or corrected reports from Jan 25, 2015 to Sep 14, 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 22 in 2015. Yearly counts describe the stored reports, not future activity or relative hazard.

  1. 202612
  2. 20258
  3. 202413
  4. 202311
  5. 202211
  6. 20219
  7. 202013
  8. 20199
  9. 20185
  10. 201713
  11. 20169
  12. 201522

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.

IwateEarthquakes observed: 132 · Highest local Shindo: 5−AomoriEarthquakes observed: 93 · Highest local Shindo: 5−MiyagiEarthquakes observed: 40 · Highest local Shindo: 4AkitaEarthquakes observed: 18 · Highest local Shindo: 3YamagataEarthquakes observed: 5 · Highest local Shindo: 3FukushimaEarthquakes observed: 4 · Highest local Shindo: 3HokkaidoEarthquakes observed: 4 · Highest local Shindo: 3NiigataEarthquakes observed: 2 · Highest local Shindo: 2SaitamaEarthquakes observed: 2 · Highest local Shindo: 2IbarakiEarthquakes observed: 2 · Highest local Shindo: 2GunmaEarthquakes observed: 2 · Highest local Shindo: 1ShizuokaEarthquakes observed: 1 · Highest local Shindo: 1

Recent earthquakes

Showing the latest 50 of 135 stored reports, not the complete list.

1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureSep 14, 2026, 07:17 JST · M2.9View report →2Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureSep 11, 2026, 00:21 JST · M3.7View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureAug 8, 2026, 11:07 JST · M3.4View report →2Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureJun 7, 2026, 05:15 JST · M3.7View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureMay 9, 2026, 21:06 JST · M3.1View report →2Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureApr 11, 2026, 18:10 JST · M3.9View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureMar 26, 2026, 19:54 JST · M3View report →3Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureFeb 25, 2026, 03:16 JST · M4.5View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureJan 31, 2026, 10:19 JST · M3.4View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureJan 16, 2026, 16:14 JST · M3.3View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureJan 11, 2026, 18:04 JST · M3.1View report →4Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureJan 11, 2026, 13:15 JST · M5.1View report →3Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureOct 14, 2025, 07:06 JST · M4.2View report →2Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureOct 6, 2025, 11:31 JST · M3.8View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureSep 18, 2025, 11:35 JST · M3.3View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureAug 5, 2025, 22:10 JST · M3.7View report →2Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureJul 4, 2025, 16:56 JST · M4View report →2Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureFeb 21, 2025, 13:41 JST · M4.1View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureFeb 15, 2025, 09:59 JST · M3.5View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureJan 1, 2025, 15:36 JST · M3.4View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureDec 2, 2024, 17:40 JST · M3.3View report →2Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureNov 14, 2024, 09:02 JST · M4.1View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureJul 25, 2024, 09:43 JST · M3.2View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureJul 9, 2024, 01:27 JST · M3.7View report →2Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureJun 1, 2024, 10:57 JST · M3.7View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureApr 12, 2024, 11:14 JST · M3.6View report →2Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureApr 9, 2024, 06:13 JST · M4.2View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureApr 2, 2024, 10:41 JST · M3.1View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureApr 2, 2024, 05:01 JST · M3.1View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureApr 2, 2024, 04:43 JST · M3.1View report →5−Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureApr 2, 2024, 04:24 JST · M6.1View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureFeb 26, 2024, 08:44 JST · M3.7View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureJan 8, 2024, 02:41 JST · M3.4View report →2Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureDec 4, 2023, 21:21 JST · M3.3View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureDec 2, 2023, 12:28 JST · M3.4View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureOct 4, 2023, 12:52 JST · M3.4View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureSep 18, 2023, 06:10 JST · M3.6View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureAug 22, 2023, 13:38 JST · M3.5View report →2Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureAug 16, 2023, 22:29 JST · M4.2View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureJun 12, 2023, 13:51 JST · M3.8View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureMay 10, 2023, 21:53 JST · M3.7View report →2Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureMar 14, 2023, 05:35 JST · M4View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureFeb 24, 2023, 17:10 JST · M3.7View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureJan 18, 2023, 01:34 JST · M3.3View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureNov 15, 2022, 08:54 JST · M3.2View report →2Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureAug 16, 2022, 01:29 JST · M3.9View report →2Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureAug 10, 2022, 00:48 JST · M4.1View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureAug 4, 2022, 18:58 JST · M3.5View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureJul 24, 2022, 01:17 JST · M3.7View report →1Northern Coast of Iwate PrefectureJun 19, 2022, 23:09 JST · M3.7View report →