Country risk monitor
Japan: live earthquakes, disasters and events
Updated · Data from USGS, NASA EONET and GDACS
In the last 30 days, GlobalRisk recorded 58 events in or near Japan: 58 earthquakes. 3 events occurred in the past 24 hours and 19 in the past 7 days.
The strongest earthquake was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region on 25 Oct 2026, which falls in the strong class. Can be destructive in populated areas within tens of kilometers of the epicenter. Around 130 earthquakes of this size occur worldwide each year.
Recent events in Japan
Showing the 25 most recent of 58 events.
What kinds of events
Frequently asked questions
Has there been an earthquake in Japan today?
Yes. GlobalRisk shows 3 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or above located in or near Japan in the past 24 hours. The strongest was M4.4. Magnitudes are preliminary and can be revised by the USGS.
What is the strongest recent earthquake in Japan?
In the last 30 days, the strongest earthquake recorded in or near Japan was M6.5 (Bonin Islands, Japan region) on 25 Oct 2026.
Are there active disaster alerts for Japan?
GlobalRisk has no Orange or Red GDACS alerts for Japan in the last 30 days. Check local authorities for official warnings.
Where does this information come from?
Earthquakes come from the USGS, natural events from NASA EONET and disaster alerts from GDACS. GlobalRisk normalizes them, assigns each event to a country using its coordinates, and links to the original report. See the methodology page for details.
Safety and background
These guides explain how the hazards in this region are measured and what to do when they occur:
- Earthquake Safety: What to Do Before, During and After
- Earthquake Magnitude Explained: What M4, M6 and M7 Really Mean
- GDACS Alert Levels Explained: Green, Orange and Red
Nearby countries
Latest headlines
Headlines are linked from their original publishers via Google News. GlobalRisk does not host or edit this content.
- Japan prepares for its next big shake — The Economist
- 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's coast near Shima — The Times of India
- A volcanic eruption off the coast of Japan unearthed something shocking. And then, it vanished... — BBC Wildlife Magazine
- Japan earthquake: 6.0 magnitude tremors strikes Shima region — The Economic Times
- Over 1,000 still in shelters three months after Kumamoto quake — The Japan Times
- Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake Strikes Japan’s Chiba Prefecture; No Tsunami Warning Issued — The Japan News
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