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JMA EPICENTRE REGION

Northern Inland of Iwate Prefecture

岩手県内陸北部

earthquakes64
Maximum M5.2
Maximum Shindo4
FirstJan 23, 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 64 confirmed or corrected reports from Jan 23, 2015 to May 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 15 in 2024. Yearly counts describe the stored reports, not future activity or relative hazard.

  1. 20267
  2. 20255
  3. 202415
  4. 20236
  5. 20227
  6. 20219
  7. 20201
  8. 20191
  9. 20185
  10. 20171
  11. 20163
  12. 20154

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: 58 · Highest local Shindo: 4AomoriEarthquakes observed: 13 · Highest local Shindo: 3AkitaEarthquakes observed: 12 · Highest local Shindo: 3MiyagiEarthquakes observed: 5 · Highest local Shindo: 3HokkaidoEarthquakes observed: 4 · Highest local Shindo: 2YamagataEarthquakes observed: 2 · Highest local Shindo: 2FukushimaEarthquakes observed: 1 · Highest local Shindo: 1NiigataEarthquakes observed: 1 · Highest local Shindo: 1

Recent earthquakes

Showing the latest 50 of 64 stored reports, not the complete list.

1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureMay 14, 2026, 05:28 JST · M2.8View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureMay 14, 2026, 05:13 JST · M3.1View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureMay 14, 2026, 05:11 JST · M3.1View report →4Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureMay 14, 2026, 05:01 JST · M5View report →2Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureMay 14, 2026, 05:00 JST · M3.4View report →2Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureMar 30, 2026, 20:23 JST · M2.5View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureFeb 24, 2026, 19:45 JST · M3.2View report →2Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureNov 14, 2025, 08:05 JST · M3.7View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureOct 2, 2025, 09:09 JST · M3View report →2Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureJun 3, 2025, 05:00 JST · M2.9View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureMay 22, 2025, 03:27 JST · M2.5View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureMay 18, 2025, 10:19 JST · M2.7View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureOct 27, 2024, 01:56 JST · M3View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureOct 4, 2024, 22:18 JST · M2.2View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureSep 14, 2024, 06:59 JST · M3.7View report →2Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureAug 24, 2024, 00:48 JST · M2.7View report →2Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureAug 18, 2024, 01:39 JST · M2.8View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureAug 9, 2024, 08:31 JST · M2.2View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureJul 28, 2024, 14:17 JST · M2.2View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureJul 28, 2024, 05:09 JST · M2.4View report →4Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureJul 28, 2024, 00:58 JST · M4.2View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureJul 22, 2024, 21:55 JST · M2.4View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureJul 20, 2024, 12:56 JST · M2.8View report →4Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureJul 19, 2024, 14:27 JST · M4View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureFeb 29, 2024, 17:55 JST · M2.9View report →2Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureFeb 15, 2024, 02:25 JST · M4View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureJan 22, 2024, 08:27 JST · M2.5View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureDec 22, 2023, 05:21 JST · M2.3View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureDec 3, 2023, 13:18 JST · M2.4View report →2Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureDec 3, 2023, 12:44 JST · M3.1View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureDec 2, 2023, 09:35 JST · M3.7View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureSep 6, 2023, 13:13 JST · M1.8View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureJan 12, 2023, 20:40 JST · M2.9View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureNov 12, 2022, 16:27 JST · M2.6View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureSep 26, 2022, 23:13 JST · M3View report →2Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureSep 8, 2022, 17:36 JST · M3.6View report →2Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureJul 26, 2022, 04:34 JST · M3View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureApr 21, 2022, 04:29 JST · M2.6View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureMar 26, 2022, 16:55 JST · M2.5View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureJan 30, 2022, 17:12 JST · M3View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureDec 31, 2021, 23:17 JST · M2.4View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureDec 1, 2021, 23:46 JST · M2.5View report →3Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureDec 1, 2021, 23:31 JST · M4.2View report →2Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureAug 23, 2021, 04:17 JST · M4.1View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureJun 21, 2021, 04:03 JST · M2.4View report →4Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureFeb 19, 2021, 18:11 JST · M3.9View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureFeb 13, 2021, 15:12 JST · M2.8View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureFeb 6, 2021, 10:37 JST · M2.5View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureFeb 2, 2021, 15:45 JST · M2.3View report →1Northern Inland of Iwate PrefectureMay 12, 2020, 19:02 JST · M3.2View report →