Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 50 km depth30 Mar 01:12 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.30 Mar 01:14: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 30, 2026 01:05:30 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Mar 30, 2026, at 10:05 am (GMT +9)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.9Depth50 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude38.3°N / 141.9°EIshinomaki Shi, Miyagi, JapanSeismic antipode38.3°S / 38.1°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoNarugo (110 km / 68 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 9.3°C (49 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 3 m/s (7 kts) from SEEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy21 minutes agoMar 30, 2026 01:05 GMT / Mar 30, 2026 10:05 am (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 38.3 / 141.9: Near East Coast OF Honshu, JapanSource: EMSCOther sources: NIED: 4.4 / 45 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22855163',38.30000,141.90000,'21 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Near East Coast OF Honshu, Japan',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in JapanNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Ishinomaki, a city with more than 140,000 inhabitants in Japan, in 54 km (34 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Japan, Tokyo, 350 km (218 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry43 km (27 mi)W of epicenterOnagawa Cho(pop: 6,430)II: Very weakOshika Gun, MiyagiJapan54 km (34 mi)W of epicenterIshinomaki(pop: 140,200)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan58 km (36 mi)NW of epicenterMinamisanriku(pop: 12,200)II: Very weakMotoyoshi Gun, MiyagiJapan61 km (38 mi)W of epicenterYamoto(pop: 32,000)II: Very weakHigashimatsushima Shi, MiyagiJapan64 km (40 mi)W of epicenterHigashimatsushima(pop: 39,100)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan72 km (45 mi)W of epicenterWakuya(pop: 15,800)II: Very weakToda Gun, MiyagiJapan73 km (45 mi)NW of epicenterKesennuma(pop: 61,100)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan73 km (45 mi)W of epicenterShobudahama(pop: 18,100)II: Very weakMiyagi Gun, MiyagiJapan74 km (46 mi)W of epicenterMatsushima(pop: 16,400)II: Very weakMiyagi Gun, MiyagiJapan76 km (47 mi)W of epicenterShiogama(pop: 52,700)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan77 km (48 mi)W of epicenterKogota-ekimae(pop: 24,000)II: Very weakToda Gun, MiyagiJapan79 km (49 mi)W of epicenterTagajo-shi(pop: 62,800)II: Very weakTagajo Shi, MiyagiJapan79 km (49 mi)W of epicenterKogota(pop: 19,800)II: Very weakToda Gun, MiyagiJapan79 km (49 mi)NW of epicenterTome(pop: 77,900)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan81 km (50 mi)W of epicenterRifu(pop: 36,000)II: Very weakMiyagi Gun, MiyagiJapan83 km (52 mi)N of epicenterRikuzen-Takata(pop: 18,300)II: Very weakIwateJapan87 km (54 mi)W of epicenterOsaki(pop: 128,800)II: Very weakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan87 km (54 mi)N of epicenterOfunato(pop: 35,500)II: Very weakOfunato-shi, IwateJapan88 km (54 mi)W of epicenterFurukawa(pop: 76,300)II: Very weakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan89 km (55 mi)W of epicenterTomiya(pop: 52,400)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan90 km (56 mi)W of epicenterNatori-shi(pop: 78,700)II: Very weakNatori Shi, MiyagiJapan90 km (56 mi)W of epicenterSendai(pop: 1,096,700)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan91 km (56 mi)W of epicenterYoshioka(pop: 28,800)II: Very weakKurokawa-gun, MiyagiJapan93 km (58 mi)NW of epicenterKurihara(pop: 66,600)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan94 km (58 mi)W of epicenterIwanuma(pop: 44,100)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan96 km (59 mi)NW of epicenterIchinoseki(pop: 114,500)II: Very weakIwateJapan96 km (60 mi)W of epicenterNaka-niida(pop: 21,900)II: Very weakKami-gun, MiyagiJapan96 km (60 mi)W of epicenterWatari(pop: 33,500)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan97 km (60 mi)SW of epicenterSakamoto(pop: 12,000)II: Very weakWatari-gun, MiyagiJapan102 km (63 mi)SW of epicenterSoma(pop: 34,900)II: Very weakSoma Shi, FukushimaJapan105 km (65 mi)W of epicenterMurata(pop: 38,300)II: Very weakShibata-gun, MiyagiJapan105 km (65 mi)W of epicenterKakuda(pop: 33,200)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan110 km (68 mi)SW of epicenterMinami-Soma(pop: 59,000)II: Very weakMinamisoma Shi, FukushimaJapan113 km (70 mi)NW of epicenterOshu(pop: 112,900)II: Very weakOshu Shi, IwateJapan114 km (71 mi)NW of epicenterMizusawa(pop: 61,300)II: Very weakOshu Shi, IwateJapan117 km (73 mi)W of epicenterShiroishi(pop: 33,300)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan129 km (80 mi)NW of epicenterKitakami(pop: 93,000)II: Very weakIwateJapan134 km (83 mi)W of epicenterYamagata(pop: 248,800)II: Very weakYamagataJapan140 km (87 mi)SW of epicenterFukushima(pop: 294,200)II: Very weakFukushimaJapan350 km (218 mi)SW of epicenterTokyo(pop: 9,733,300)I: Not feltTokyoJapanNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-03-30EpicenterAgency3.950 km31 mi01:05:30NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPANEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.445 km28 mi01:05:16E OFF MIYAGI PREF2.9 km (1.8 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 7,000 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.12 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 8.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.64 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 11.8 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 92 quakes per year (or 7.7 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 420 quakes per year (or 35 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,400 quakes per year (or 3.9 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 5,500 quakes per year (or 15 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 16 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 3 weeks after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake had hit on Saturday, Mar 7, 2026, at 05:35 am (GMT +9 local time) in 71 km (44 mi) distance to the northeast:Mag. 4.1 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Miyagi, Japan - Mar 7, 2026 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 7.6. It had occurred 16 weeks earlier, on Monday, Dec 8, 2025, at 11:15 pm (GMT +9 local time) in Aomori, Japan:Mag. 7.6 earthquake Aomori - Miyagi, Japan - Dec 8, 2025 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 9.1. It had occurred 15 years ago earlier, on Friday, Mar 11, 2011, at 02:46 pm (GMT +9 local time) in North Pacific Ocean, Japan:Mag. 9.1 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Miyagi, Japan - Mar 11, 2011 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapMar 27, 02:40 pm (GMT +9)3.146 km48 km (30 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 82 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan I FELT ITInfoMar 21, 03:42 am (GMT +9)3.149 km64 km (40 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 89 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInfoMar 13, 11:20 am (GMT +9)3.450 km99 km (62 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 40 km east of Minami-Soma, Fukushima, JapanInfoMar 9, 10:58 am (GMT +9)3.860 km58 km (36 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 90 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInfoMar 9, 06:19 am (GMT +9)3.341 km83 km (52 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 69 km east of Minami-Soma, Fukushima, JapanInfoMar 7, 05:35 am (GMT +9)4.150 km71 km (44 mi) to the NE Near East Coast OF Honshu, JapanInfoMar 7, 05:31 am (GMT +9)4.849 km71 km (44 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 68 km southeast of Kamaishi, Iwate, JapanInfoMar 1, 11:09 pm (GMT +9)3.940 km69 km (43 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 38 km southeast of Ofunato, Iwate, JapanInfoFeb 24, 01:27 pm (GMT +9)4.060 km14 km (8.8 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 50 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan 1 reportInfoFeb 21, 03:59 am (GMT +9)4.250 km68 km (42 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 107 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, JapanInfoDec 8, 2025 11:15 pm (GMT +9)7.645 km302 km (187 mi) to the NAomori, 324 km north of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan 486 reportsInfoMar 16, 2022 11:36 pm (GMT +9)7.341 km71 km (44 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 67 km south of Tashiro Jima Island, Miyagi, Japan 101 reportsInfoMay 1, 2021 10:27 am (GMT +9)6.761 km28 km (18 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 36 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan 98 reportsInfoMar 20, 2021 06:09 pm (GMT +9)6.944 km49 km (31 mi) to the NW Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan 218 reportsInfoFeb 13, 2021 11:07 pm (GMT +9)7.056 km69 km (43 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 89 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan 472 reportsInfoMay 13, 2015 06:12 am (GMT +9)6.746 km66 km (41 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 29 km southeast of Ofunato, Iwate, Japan 31 reportsInfoOct 26, 2013 02:10 am (GMT +9)7.135 km274 km (170 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 474 km east of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 20 reportsInfoDec 7, 2012 05:18 pm (GMT +9)7.331 km185 km (115 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 451 km northeast of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 3 reportsInfoJul 10, 2011 09:57 am (GMT +9)7.023 km123 km (76 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 211 km east of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInfoApr 7, 2011 11:32 pm (GMT +9)7.142 km27 km (17 mi) to the W 30 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, JapanInfoMar 11, 2011 07:46 pm (Universal Time)6.533 km61 km (38 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 93 km east of Ichinoseki, Iwate, JapanInfoMar 11, 2011 03:25 pm (GMT +9)7.719 km237 km (147 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 290 km east of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, JapanInfoMar 11, 2011 03:15 pm (GMT +9)7.943 km235 km (146 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 60 km east of Mito, Ibaraki, JapanInfoMar 11, 2011 02:46 pm (GMT +9)9.129 km41 km (26 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 95 km east of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, JapanInfoMar 10, 2011 06:24 am (GMT +9)6.515 km79 km (49 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 169 km east of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInfoMar 9, 2011 11:45 am (GMT +9)7.332 km84 km (52 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, Iwate, 173 km east of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInfoMar 14, 2010 05:08 pm (GMT +9)6.532 km67 km (42 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, Fukushima, 86 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInfoJul 19, 2008 11:39 am (GMT +9)7.022 km88 km (54 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 142 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInfoDec 2, 2005 10:13 pm (GMT +9)6.529 km30 km (19 mi) to the SE 80 km ESE of Ishinomaki, JapanInfoNov 15, 2005 06:38 am (GMT +9)7.011 km263 km (163 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 286 km southeast of Sangan-jima Island, Iwate, JapanInfoAug 16, 2005 11:46 am (GMT +9)7.236 km12 km (7.7 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 66 km east of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, JapanInfoOct 31, 2003 10:06 am (GMT +9)7.010 km83 km (52 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 162 km east of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInfoMay 26, 2003 06:24 pm (GMT +9)7.068 km68 km (42 mi) to the NWMiyagi, 38 km east of Ichinoseki, Iwate, JapanInfoNov 3, 2002 12:37 pm (GMT +9)6.439 km66 km (41 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, 44 km south of Kamaishi, Iwate, JapanInfoJan 7, 1995 07:37 am (GMT +9)7.027 km218 km (135 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, Iwate, 64 km southeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, JapanInfoDec 28, 1994 09:19 pm (GMT +9)7.827 km280 km (174 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 214 km northeast of Morioka, Iwate, JapanInfoNov 2, 1989 03:25 am (GMT +9)7.429 km186 km (116 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 73 km east of Miyako, Iwate, JapanInfoAug 12, 1985 12:49 pm (GMT +9)6.552 km60 km (37 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 97 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInfoJul 23, 1982 11:23 pm (GMT +9)7.137 km235 km (146 mi) to the S 93 km ENE of Hasaki, JapanInfoJan 19, 1981 03:17 am (GMT +9)6.933 km83 km (52 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, Iwate, 169 km east of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInfoJun 12, 1978 05:14 pm (GMT +9)7.744 km17 km (10.3 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 68 km east of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, JapanInfoApr 12, 1962 09:52 am (GMT +9)7.328 km84 km (52 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 170 km east of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInfoMar 21, 1960 02:07 am (GMT +9)7.915 km209 km (130 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 179 km east of Morioka, Iwate, JapanInfoJan 22, 1959 02:10 pm (GMT +9)6.935 km97 km (61 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 155 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInfoMay 12, 1948 12:56 am (Universal Time)7.020 km87 km (54 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 171 km east of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInfoMar 11, 1945 09:37 pm (Universal Time)6.745 km75 km (47 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 141 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInfoNov 6, 1938 08:53 am (Universal Time)7.730 km108 km (67 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, Fukushima, 160 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInfoNov 5, 1938 10:50 am (Universal Time)7.735 km132 km (82 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 121 km east of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanInfoNov 5, 1938 08:43 am (Universal Time)7.835 km149 km (92 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 105 km east of Iwaki, Fukushima, JapanInfoMay 23, 1938 07:18 am (Universal Time)7.715 km200 km (124 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 93 km east of Mito, Ibaraki, JapanInfoNov 2, 1936 08:45 pm (Universal Time)7.235 km29 km (18 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 83 km east of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, JapanInfoJun 18, 1933 09:37 pm (Universal Time)7.230 km56 km (35 mi) to the SE 110 km ESE of Ishinomaki, JapanInfoMar 2, 1933 05:31 pm (Universal Time)8.415 km254 km (158 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 225 km east of Sangan-jima Island, Iwate, JapanInfoMar 9, 1931 03:49 am (Universal Time)7.935 km259 km (161 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, Iwate, 79 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, JapanInfoAug 5, 1927 09:12 pm (Universal Time)7.035 km87 km (54 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 146 km southeast of Sendai, Miyagi, JapanInfoNov 1, 1915 09:00 am (Universal Time)6.835 km93 km (58 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 80 km southeast of Kamaishi, Iwate, JapanInfoJan 15, 1908 12:57 pm (Universal Time)6.835 km80 km (50 mi) to the S 70 km E of Namie, JapanInfoAug 9, 1901 06:23 pm (GMT +9)7.90 km250 km (155 mi) to the NNorth Pacific Ocean, Iwate, 85 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, JapanInfoMay 11, 1900 05:23 pm (Universal Time)7.05 km83 km (51 mi) to the NW 10.3 km southeast of Kurihara, Miyagi, JapanInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]