QuakeScout

Earthquakes Near Kobe, Japan Today

Latest USGS events, an interactive distance map, 24-hour and 30-day activity, and clearly scoped historical context.

Updated every 5 min

Default radius

100 km

Live period

30 days

Live threshold

M2.0+

Search center

34.690°N, 135.196°E

Current Seismic Summary

M2.0+ events within 100 km of Kobe, from the USGS catalog.

Live USGS data

Past 24 hours

0

Past 7 days

0

Past 30 days

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Latest event

None recorded

Nearest in 30 days

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Strongest · 24h

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Strongest · 7 days

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Strongest · 30 days

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Latest Recorded Earthquakes Near Kobe

0 matching events

No matching earthquakes were published by USGS for these filters.
Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program · refreshed every five minutes

Verified Historical Context

USGS recorded 321 M4.0+ earthquakes within 300 km of Kobe during the ten complete calendar years 20162025. This is a catalog summary, not a prediction or local risk score.

Events by year

2616
2817
3418
2719
4020
3521
3222
3023
4424
2525

Magnitude distribution

M4.0–4.9
296
M5.0–5.9
21
M6.0–6.9
4
M7.0+
0

Strongest events in this period

MagnitudeLocationDistanceDate
6.3138 km ESE of Shing?, Japan259 km SEJuly 27, 2019
6.26 km S of Kurayoshi, Japan147 km NWOctober 21, 2016
6.138 km WNW of Hakui, Japan273 km NNovember 26, 2024
6.185 km SSE of Toba, Japan217 km SENovember 14, 2022
5.954 km SE of Shing?, Japan183 km SEApril 1, 2016

Method: 300 km radius, M4.0+, USGS Event Web Service, complete years 20162025.

Nearby Monitored Cities

Distances are calculated from city-center coordinates and do not describe shaking intensity.

How This Kobe Tracker Works

The live explorer starts with M2.0+ events within 100 km during the past 30 days. Changing a filter requests a new result set from the USGS Event Web Service; it does not estimate or invent seismic activity.

An epicenter may be outside the city boundary. Magnitude measures energy released at the source, while felt shaking also depends on distance, depth, local geology and construction. “No matching events” means none met the displayed catalog filters.

Frequently Asked Questions

Live and historical event data: USGS Event Web Service. Preliminary records may be revised.