Niigata earthquake and Shindo history in 2026
新潟県
This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2026 for which stations associated with Niigata recorded Shindo.
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2026In 2026, stations associated with Niigata reported local Shindo for 0 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 3.
Observation history · 2026
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.
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Shindo observed in this place
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Observation history · 2026
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Regional context
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Where the shaking usually comes from
Source regions of earthquakes observed here, ordered by the number of reports.
Earthquake scenarios affecting this place
Official J-SHIS models ranked for their potential impact on this prefecture.
#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.
Modelled magnitude: M7.5
Read about this model #2Subduction-zone earthquakeNiigata-ken-hokubu-Oki Earthquake新潟県北部沖の地震Modelled magnitude: M7.5
Read about this model #3Major active faultTsukioka fault zone月岡断層帯Modelled magnitude: M6.8
Read about this model #4Subduction-zone earthquakeYamagata-ken-Oki Earthquake山形県沖の地震Modelled magnitude: M7.7
Read about this model #5Major active faultTokamachi fault zone (Western part)十日町断層帯西部Modelled magnitude: M6.8
Read about this model #6Other active faultYukyu-zan fault zone悠久山断層帯Modelled magnitude: M7.1
Read about this model #7Major active faultTakada-heiya-toen fault zone高田平野東縁断層帯Modelled magnitude: M6.7
Read about this model #8Major active faultKushigata-sanmyaku fault zone櫛形山脈断層帯Modelled magnitude: M6.4
Read about this model #9Other active faultYoshinoya fault吉野屋断層Modelled magnitude: M6.6
Read about this model #10Major active faultMuikamachi fault zone (Northern part) Case 1六日町断層帯北部(ケース1)Modelled magnitude: M6.6
Read about this model #11Other active faultJorakuji fault常楽寺断層Modelled magnitude: M6.6
Read about this model #12Other active faultHanezu fault zone羽津断層帯Modelled magnitude: M6.7
Read about this model #13Major active faultItoigawa-Shizuoka-kozosen fault zone (Northern segment/Central northern segment/Central southern segment)糸魚川－静岡構造線断層帯（北部と中北部と中南部が同時に活動）Modelled magnitude: M7.4
Read about this model #14Major active faultItoigawa-Shizuoka-kozosen fault zone (Northern segment/Central northern segment)糸魚川－静岡構造線断層帯（北部と中北部が同時に活動）Modelled magnitude: M7.2
Read about this model #15Other active faultNumakoshi-toge fault沼越峠断層Modelled magnitude: M6.8
Read about this model #16Major active faultMuikamachi fault zone (Southern part)六日町断層帯南部Modelled magnitude: M6.8
Read about this model #17Major active faultItoigawa-Shizuoka-kozosen fault zone (Northern segment)糸魚川−静岡構造線断層帯北部Modelled magnitude: M7.1
Read about this model #18Major active faultTokamachi fault zone (Eastern part)十日町断層帯東部Modelled magnitude: M6.5
Read about this model #19Major active faultItoigawa-Shizuoka-kozosen fault zone (All segment)糸魚川－静岡構造線断層帯（全体が同時に活動）Modelled magnitude: M7.5
Read about this model #20Other active faultKokuzoyama-toho fault虚空蔵山東方断層Modelled magnitude: M6.6
Read about this model #21Other active faultKuninaka-heiya-minami fault国中平野南断層Modelled magnitude: M6.5
Read about this model #22Other active faultOsado-segan fault zone大佐渡西岸断層帯Modelled magnitude: M6.7
Read about this model #23Major active faultUozu fault zone魚津断層帯Modelled magnitude: M6.8
Read about this model #24Other active faultHirataki-Busuno-toge fault平滝-伏野峠断層Modelled magnitude: M6.5
Read about this model #25Major active faultNagai-bonchi-seien fault zone長井盆地西縁断層帯Modelled magnitude: M7.1
Read about this model #26Major active faultNagano-bonchi-seien fault zone (All segment)長野盆地西縁断層帯（全体が同時に活動）Modelled magnitude: M7.3
Read about this model #27Major active faultMuikamachi fault zone (Northern part) Case 2六日町断層帯北部(ケース2)Modelled magnitude: M6.6
Read about this model #28Major active faultNagano-bonchi-seien fault zone (Iyama-Chikuma segment)長野盆地西縁断層帯飯山−千曲区間Modelled magnitude: M7.2
Read about this model #29Major active faultTakada-heiya-seien fault zone高田平野西縁断層帯Modelled magnitude: M6.8
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.
Municipalities in this prefecture
Municipalities with an observation history, ordered alphabetically. Counts depend on station coverage and the available data period; they are not a risk ranking.
161 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→135 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→19 Observed eventsShindo 4
→98 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→160 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→142 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→182 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→140 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→272 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→159 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→177 Observed eventsShindo 6+
→289 Observed eventsShindo 6−
→113 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→101 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→63 Observed eventsShindo 4
→72 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→76 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→125 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→121 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→91 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→151 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→187 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→158 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→73 Observed eventsShindo 4
→91 Observed eventsShindo 4
→103 Observed eventsShindo 4
→111 Observed eventsShindo 4
→75 Observed eventsShindo 4
→185 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→119 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→67 Observed eventsShindo 4
→100 Observed eventsShindo 4
→67 Observed eventsShindo 4
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