Off the west Coast of Satsuma Peninsula
薩摩半島西方沖
earthquakes129
Maximum M7
Maximum Shindo4
FirstMay 27, 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 129 confirmed or corrected reports from May 27, 2015 to Aug 29, 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.
Largest recorded magnitude
Earthquake with the highest reported Shindo
Stored reports by year
The largest number of stored reports is 27 in 2016. Yearly counts describe the stored reports, not future activity or relative hazard.
- 20264
- 20254
- 202411
- 20238
- 20226
- 20213
- 202019
- 20196
- 201810
- 20179
- 201627
- 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.
KagoshimaEarthquakes observed: 125 · Highest local Shindo: 4MiyazakiEarthquakes observed: 15 · Highest local Shindo: 3KumamotoEarthquakes observed: 14 · Highest local Shindo: 3NagasakiEarthquakes observed: 13 · Highest local Shindo: 3SagaEarthquakes observed: 10 · Highest local Shindo: 4OitaEarthquakes observed: 9 · Highest local Shindo: 2KochiEarthquakes observed: 6 · Highest local Shindo: 2EhimeEarthquakes observed: 5 · Highest local Shindo: 2FukuokaEarthquakes observed: 3 · Highest local Shindo: 3KagawaEarthquakes observed: 3 · Highest local Shindo: 2TokushimaEarthquakes observed: 3 · Highest local Shindo: 1HiroshimaEarthquakes observed: 3 · Highest local Shindo: 1
Recent earthquakes
Showing the latest 50 of 129 stored reports, not the complete list.
1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaAug 29, 2026, 13:59 JST · M3.6View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaMar 25, 2026, 06:06 JST · M2.7View report →3Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaMar 6, 2026, 01:43 JST · M3.5View report →3Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaMar 1, 2026, 18:00 JST · M5.4View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaSep 19, 2025, 23:01 JST · M3.2View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaSep 13, 2025, 03:09 JST · M2.1View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaAug 12, 2025, 17:37 JST · M4.4View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaFeb 1, 2025, 07:17 JST · M4.1View report →3Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaDec 17, 2024, 13:09 JST · M5.2View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaNov 10, 2024, 22:49 JST · M2.7View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaNov 7, 2024, 04:44 JST · M2.9View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaNov 6, 2024, 11:16 JST · M2.9View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaNov 6, 2024, 10:59 JST · M2.8View report →2Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaNov 2, 2024, 16:53 JST · M3.9View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaNov 2, 2024, 14:46 JST · M3.7View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaJun 15, 2024, 15:42 JST · M2.7View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaJun 15, 2024, 14:39 JST · M2.8View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaFeb 4, 2024, 14:53 JST · M3View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaJan 15, 2024, 09:14 JST · M3View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaDec 27, 2023, 14:07 JST · M2.8View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaDec 27, 2023, 05:17 JST · M3View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaDec 22, 2023, 06:06 JST · M3.3View report →2Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaNov 22, 2023, 13:06 JST · M2.6View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaNov 3, 2023, 23:53 JST · M3.6View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaSep 22, 2023, 17:45 JST · M3.8View report →2Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaJun 16, 2023, 12:53 JST · M2.3View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaJun 9, 2023, 06:21 JST · M4.6View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaAug 3, 2022, 22:45 JST · M3.7View report →2Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaJun 30, 2022, 21:53 JST · M4.4View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaJun 27, 2022, 06:34 JST · M4.3View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaMay 6, 2022, 11:30 JST · M3.9View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaApr 29, 2022, 20:23 JST · M4.4View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaMar 24, 2022, 21:57 JST · M2.6View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaNov 23, 2021, 01:24 JST · M3View report →2Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaNov 13, 2021, 13:45 JST · M4.7View report →2Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaSep 20, 2021, 17:17 JST · M3.3View report →2Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaOct 31, 2020, 22:36 JST · M2.6View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaOct 11, 2020, 18:46 JST · M3.7View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaSep 25, 2020, 09:54 JST · M2.3View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaSep 16, 2020, 09:58 JST · M4.3View report →2Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaJun 8, 2020, 18:36 JST · M2.8View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaJun 1, 2020, 10:15 JST · M2.5View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaJun 1, 2020, 09:50 JST · M2.3View report →2Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaJun 1, 2020, 09:37 JST · M2.9View report →4Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaJun 1, 2020, 09:33 JST · M4.3View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaMay 28, 2020, 19:09 JST · M3View report →1Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaMay 28, 2020, 14:56 JST · M2.8View report →2Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaMay 3, 2020, 21:01 JST · M4.7View report →3Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaMay 3, 2020, 20:54 JST · M6View report →2Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaApr 20, 2020, 20:39 JST · M4.6View report →