Hachinohe City earthquake and Shindo history
八戸市
Earthquakes for which stations associated with Hachinohe City reported an actual Shindo observation.
Latest observation: Sep 17, 2026, 01:45 AM JSTLATEST LOCAL OBSERVATION
Latest earthquake observed in Hachinohe City
震度1
Highest Shindo observed in Hachinohe CitySource region: Off the Coast of Iwate PrefectureM3.8
Local seismic profile
Since Jan 13, 2015, stations associated with Hachinohe City have reported a local reading for 1,132 earthquakes. Shindo 1 was most common, while the highest local level, Shindo 6+, was recorded 1 times.
Latest observationSep 17, 2026
Highest local Shindo6+
Observed events1,132Jan 13, 2015–Sep 17, 2026
Associated observation stations5JMA
Latest observation: Sep 17, 2026
Recent observed earthquakes
Earthquakes for which stations associated with Hachinohe City reported an actual Shindo observation.
震度1
Sep 17, 2026, 01:45 AM JSTOff the Coast of Iwate Prefecture
震度1M3.8 · 40 km · 74 km
Sep 13, 2026, 08:19 PM JSTOff the Coast of Iwate Prefecture
震度2M3.7 · 50 km · 52 km
Sep 13, 2026, 05:31 PM JSTTsugaru Strait
震度2M4.5 · 120 km · 116 km
Sep 6, 2026, 02:15 PM JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori Prefecture
震度1M4.7 · 30 km · 121 km
Sep 4, 2026, 12:51 PM JSTOff the Coast of Iwate Prefecture
震度1M3.9 · 40 km · 71 km
Sep 2, 2026, 04:21 AM JSTOff the Coast of Urakawa
M4.3 · 50 km · 136 km
5 Associated observation stations
Open this place on the mapStations and strongest local observations
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Jan 13, 2015 to Sep 17, 2026 · 24 records
All years · Shindo 4+ · Clear filtersObservation history
This history counts earthquakes observed at stations in the place, not earthquakes whose epicentre lies inside its boundary. Counts can change as stations are updated and older or corrected observations are added.
First observation: Jan 13, 2015
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All ShindoShindo observed in this place
The highest reading from stations in this place, not the maximum Shindo of the whole event.
Latest observation: Sep 17, 2026
Recent observed earthquakes
24 observed earthquakes
- 震度4Jul 1, 2026, 21:08 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M6.040 km
- 震度4Jun 25, 2026, 20:58 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M4.750 km
- 震度4Dec 21, 2025, 10:29 JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.550 km
- 震度4Dec 12, 2025, 11:44 JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M6.720 km
- 震度4Dec 9, 2025, 06:52 JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M6.410 km
- 震度4Nov 20, 2023, 06:01 JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.850 km
- 震度4Aug 11, 2023, 09:14 JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.920 km
- 震度4Mar 18, 2022, 23:25 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 5+M5.520 km
Ground & J-SHIS
A change in the number of observations cannot by itself predict a larger earthquake.
Local seismic profile
Where the shaking usually comes from
Source regions of earthquakes observed here, ordered by the number of reports.
6−
Off the Coast of Iwate Prefecture岩手県沖
2996+
Off the east Coast of Aomori Prefecture青森県東方沖
2845−
Off the Coast of Sanriku三陸沖
844
Off the Coast of Miyagi Prefecture宮城県沖
755−
Northern Coast of Iwate Prefecture岩手県沿岸北部
584
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture福島県沖
56Local seismic profile
Recent observations in long-term context
A change in the number of observations cannot by itself predict a larger earthquake.
Reference model · not a forecast J-SHIS (NIED) · A02203
J-SHIS / NIEDEarthquake scenarios affecting this place
Official J-SHIS models ranked for their potential impact on this municipality.
#1 means the model ranks highest in the J-SHIS result for this place under the same settings. It is not a ranking of which earthquake will happen next.
Magnitude on a card describes the size of the whole earthquake model, not the Shindo expected here. Local shaking also depends on distance, depth and ground conditions.
#1Subduction-zone earthquakeHuge interplate earthquakes in Aomori-ken-toho-Oki and Northern Iwate-ken-Oki青森県東方沖及び岩手県沖北部のプレート間巨大地震
Modelled magnitude: M7.9–8.8
Read about this model #2Major active faultOritsume fault折爪断層Modelled magnitude: M7.0
Read about this model #3Subduction-zone earthquakeMega earthquakes along the Japan Trench (Great East Japan Earthquake 2011 type)日本海溝沿いの超巨大地震（東北地方太平洋沖型）Modelled magnitude: M8.6–9.0
Read about this modelJ-SHIS 2020 model, 30-year period and Shindo 6-lower threshold. This is not a prediction of a particular earthquake. Source: J-SHIS (NIED); processed for presentation by JISHINDESU.
Local seismic profile
Nearby places
Municipalities nearest to the representative station position.
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