Travelling to Japan? Check earthquakes around your stay
Review recent activity around a hotel or city, interpret history responsibly and prepare official information sources before travelling.
A JISHINDESU editorial guide based on the cited official and primary materials. It does not replace official safety information.
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History provides context, not a forecast
Before travelling, you can review earthquakes recently reported around your hotel, destination or route. It is also a useful way to learn Shindo and Japan’s reporting system before a stressful situation.
Many small events do not mean a strong earthquake will occur during your visit, and a quiet month is not a guarantee. JISHINDESU does not predict earthquakes or decide whether a trip should be cancelled.
Set your accommodation and compare both views
Select “+ Add a place”, search for the city or ward where you will stay and save it. Then open “Location and filters”, choose a radius and begin with 30 days. “Nearby epicentres” shows local earthquake sources, while “Readings nearby” shows events recorded by a station in the selected area.
Extending the period to one year can provide broader local context, but return to the latest 24 hours and current official messages when checking the present situation.
Use “Share this point” to save the prepared view in your itinerary or send it to travel companions. They will open the same point and radius even when they are outside Japan.
Read Shindo, not magnitude alone
Magnitude describes the size of an earthquake at its source; Shindo describes shaking at a location. For somebody staying in a hotel, nearby station observations and official instructions are more practical than epicentre distance alone.
Open several reports to see how one earthquake produced different Shindo across different cities. Do not transfer one station reading directly to a particular building.
Prepare official channels before departure
JNTO recommends learning hotel evacuation routes, keeping devices charged and using official information during a disaster. Save the JMA pages, local authority information and the JNTO Japan Visitor Hotline details before the trip.
JISHINDESU makes earthquake data easier to explore and understand. During an emergency, follow JMA, accommodation staff and local emergency services first.