This is a list of foreshocks and aftershocks of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. Japan had experienced 900 aftershocks after the M9.1 earthquake on March 11, 2011 with about 60 aftershocks being over magnitude 6.0 and three over magnitude 7.0. For conciseness, only earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 7.0 or an intensity greater than lower-6 on the shindo scale are listed here. Mw refers to the moment magnitude scale, while Mjma, Mjma, or Mj refer to the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale.
Japan Time | Magnitude | Coordinates | Depth | Intensity (shindo) [1] | Comment |
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2011-03-09 11:45 | Mw 7.3, Mj 7.3 [2] | 38°25′26″N142°50′10″E / 38.424°N 142.836°E | 32 km [USGS 1] | 5- | The source was estimated to have a length of 28.7 km and a width of 53.2 km with a slip of 1.25 m. [3] Caused a 55 cm tsunami. [4] |
2011-03-10 06:23 | Mw 6.4, Mj 6.8 | 38°10′16″N143°02′35″E / 38.171°N 143.043°E | 9 km | 4 | Caused 11 cm Tsunami. [5] |
Japan Time | Magnitude | Coordinates | Depth | Intensity (shindo) [1] | Comment |
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2011-03-11 14:46 | Mw 9.1, Mj 8.4 [2] | 38°19′19″N142°22′08″E / 38.322°N 142.369°E | 29 km [USGS 2] | 7 | 19,759 deaths, [6] 2,553 people missing [7] , tsunami, nuclear incidents. |
Japan Time | Magnitude | Coordinates | Depth | Intensity (shindo) [1] | Comment |
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2011-03-11 15:08 | Mj 7.4 [1] | 39°49′12″N139°01′30″E / 39.82°N 139.025°E | 32 km [1] | 5- | |
2011-03-11 15:15 | Mw 7.9, Mj 7.6 [1] | 36°16′N141°08′E / 36.27°N 141.14°E | 43 km [USGS 3] | 6+ | |
2011-03-11 15:25 | Mw 7.7, Mj 7.5 [1] | 38°03′N144°35′E / 38.05°N 144.59°E | 19 km [USGS 4] | 4 | |
2011-04-07 23:32 | Mw 7.1, Mj 7.2 [1] | 38°15′11″N141°38′24″E / 38.253°N 141.640°E | 42 km [USGS 5] | 6+ | [8] [9] | 4 dead, 100+ injured, large scale power outage in Tōhoku region.
2011-04-11 17:16 | Mw 6.6, Mj 7.0 [1] | 37°00′25″N140°28′37″E / 37.007°N 140.477°E | 10 km [USGS 6] | 6- | Iwaki, Fukushima. [10] | 6 dead, several injured, localized power outage and landslides in
2011-04-12 14:07 | Mj 6.4 [1] | 37°03′07″N140°38′35″E / 37.052°N 140.643°E | 15 km [1] | 6- | |
2011-07-10 09:57 | Mw 7.0, Mj 7.3 [1] | 38°02′24″N143°17′13″E / 38.040°N 143.287°E | 23 km [USGS 7] | 4 | 10 cm of tsunami in Sōma and Ōfunato. [11] |
2012-12-07 17:18 | Mw 7.3 [1] | 37°48′N144°12′E / 37.8°N 144.2°E | 49 km (JMA) [1] 36 km [USGS 8] | 5- | National Earthquake Information Center in Colorado, USA. [12] | Tsunami under 1 meter. Considered an aftershock by the
2013-10-26 02:10 | Mw 7.1 | 37°10′12″N144°39′54″E / 37.170°N 144.665°E | 10 km [USGS 9] | 4 | Tsunami [13] |
2016-11-22 05:59 | Mw 6.9 | 37°23′35″N141°23′13″E / 37.393°N 141.387°E | 9 km | 5- | |
2021-02-13 23:07:49 | Mw 7.1 MJMA 7.3 | 37°41′10″N141°59′31″E / 37.686°N 141.992°E | 35 km (USGS) 55 km (JMA) | 6+ | [14] Serious damage was caused. There was no tsunami. It is believed that this was an aftershock of the earthquake almost 10 years to the exact date of the 2011 mainshock. [15] | This earthquake resulted in at least 1 death and left at least 185 injured.
2021-03-20 18:09:45 | Mw 7.0 MJMA 6.9 | 38°28′30″N141°36′25″E / 38.475°N 141.607°E | 54 km (USGS) 60 km (JMA) | 5+ | [16] | 11 people injured.
The following earthquakes are possibly related to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. However, agreement toward the relationships has not been reached among the researchers. [17]
Japan Time | Magnitude | Coordinates | Depth | Intensity (shindo) [1] | Comment |
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2011-03-12 03:59 | Mw 6.3, Mj 6.7 [1] | 37°01′N138°22′E / 37.02°N 138.36°E | 8 km [1] 2 km [USGS 10] | 6+ | Possibly a triggered earthquake. [18] [19] |
2011-03-12 04:31 | Mj 5.9 [1] | 36°56′53″N138°34′19″E / 36.948°N 138.572°E | 1 km [1] | 6- | Possibly a triggered earthquake. [19] |
2011-03-12 05:42 | Mj 5.3 [1] | 36°58′19″N138°35′24″E / 36.972°N 138.59°E | 2 km [1] | 6- | Possibly a triggered earthquake. [19] |
2011-03-15 22:31 | Mw 6.0, Mj 6.4 [2] | 35°17′N138°32′E / 35.29°N 138.54°E | 9 km [USGS 11] | 6+ | [20] Near presumed location of magma chamber of Mount Fuji. Sinistral strike-slip fault. [21] Possibly a triggered earthquake. [22] | 50 injured. Power outage.
2021-05-01 10:27:27 [23] | Mw 6.8 | 38°13′48″N141°39′54″E / 38.230°N 141.665°E | 47 km | 5+ | Three people were injured by the strong shaking. [24] |
2022-03-16 23:36:33 | Mw 7.3 MJMA 7.4 | 37°42′07″N141°35′13″E / 37.702°N 141.587°E | 63.1 km (USGS) 57 km (JMA) | 6+ | [25] [26] [27] An estimated 2.2 million households from 13 prefectures and one metropolitan area were left without power. [28] | A tsunami advisory was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency for this earthquake. There was 4 dead and 225 injured.
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