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JMA EPICENTRE REGION

Northern Saitama Prefecture

埼玉県北部

earthquakes27
Maximum M5.6
Maximum Shindo5−
FirstMay 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 27 confirmed or corrected reports from May 25, 2015 to Jul 22, 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 4 in 2025. Yearly counts describe the stored reports, not future activity or relative hazard.

  1. 20263
  2. 20254
  3. 20242
  4. 20232
  5. 20223
  6. 20211
  7. 20194
  8. 20183
  9. 20171
  10. 20162
  11. 20152

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.

SaitamaEarthquakes observed: 26 · Highest local Shindo: 4GunmaEarthquakes observed: 21 · Highest local Shindo: 4TochigiEarthquakes observed: 14 · Highest local Shindo: 4IbarakiEarthquakes observed: 10 · Highest local Shindo: 5−ChibaEarthquakes observed: 8 · Highest local Shindo: 4TokyoEarthquakes observed: 8 · Highest local Shindo: 4KanagawaEarthquakes observed: 7 · Highest local Shindo: 4YamanashiEarthquakes observed: 6 · Highest local Shindo: 3ShizuokaEarthquakes observed: 6 · Highest local Shindo: 3NaganoEarthquakes observed: 4 · Highest local Shindo: 3FukushimaEarthquakes observed: 3 · Highest local Shindo: 3NiigataEarthquakes observed: 1 · Highest local Shindo: 2

Recent earthquakes

Showing the latest 27 of 27 stored reports, not the complete list.

1Northern Saitama PrefectureJul 22, 2026, 08:01 JST · M2View report →2Northern Saitama PrefectureApr 2, 2026, 01:28 JST · M3.4View report →1Northern Saitama PrefectureFeb 9, 2026, 21:28 JST · M3.5View report →1Northern Saitama PrefectureDec 8, 2025, 07:45 JST · M3.1View report →1Northern Saitama PrefectureAug 23, 2025, 19:22 JST · M3.8View report →2Northern Saitama PrefectureApr 21, 2025, 22:11 JST · M4.2View report →1Northern Saitama PrefectureMar 17, 2025, 07:45 JST · M3.3View report →2Northern Saitama PrefectureJun 18, 2024, 03:33 JST · M3.7View report →1Northern Saitama PrefectureJan 15, 2024, 03:34 JST · M3.5View report →1Northern Saitama PrefectureSep 23, 2023, 04:52 JST · M3.2View report →2Northern Saitama PrefectureApr 8, 2023, 15:01 JST · M3.8View report →1Northern Saitama PrefectureDec 21, 2022, 03:57 JST · M3.6View report →1Northern Saitama PrefectureDec 10, 2022, 23:41 JST · M3.3View report →2Northern Saitama PrefectureMar 24, 2022, 16:03 JST · M4.1View report →1Northern Saitama PrefectureDec 1, 2021, 02:43 JST · M3View report →1Northern Saitama PrefectureNov 26, 2019, 07:34 JST · M3.2View report →1Northern Saitama PrefectureJul 16, 2019, 01:38 JST · M3.1View report →2Northern Saitama PrefectureJun 27, 2019, 22:08 JST · M3.6View report →3Northern Saitama PrefectureMay 24, 2019, 12:40 JST · M4.2View report →2Northern Saitama PrefectureDec 3, 2018, 23:41 JST · M2.8View report →1Northern Saitama PrefectureApr 26, 2018, 09:42 JST · M3.3View report →2Northern Saitama PrefectureFeb 8, 2018, 23:34 JST · M4.3View report →1Northern Saitama PrefectureJul 23, 2017, 17:57 JST · M3.4View report →2Northern Saitama PrefectureMar 20, 2016, 16:01 JST · M3.8View report →2Northern Saitama PrefectureFeb 10, 2016, 20:48 JST · M3.1View report →1Northern Saitama PrefectureDec 15, 2015, 18:03 JST · M3.2View report →5−Northern Saitama PrefectureMay 25, 2015, 14:28 JST · M5.6View report →