List of earthquakes in Japan

Earthquakes occur frequently in Japan. Is caused by movements of the tectonic plates in the lithosphere, which meet in the vicinity of Japan. The consequences of subduction is one of the Japan trench. In particular, there is concern before an earthquake in Tokyo. As far the heaviest earthquake in Japan is the earthquake of 11 March 2011.

On average there are in Japan per month 73 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher, including 9 with a magnitude 5 or greater and 1.4 with a magnitude of 6 or higher.

Events

The massive earthquake ( with a magnitude ≥ 7 or with more than 100 deaths or of historical significance from the perspective of the U.S. authorities, or Japanese authorities ) were: