{"entry":{"slug":"japan-earthquakes-2020-2025","kind":"dataset","title":"Japan earthquakes of magnitude 4 to below 6, 2020–2025","description":"USGS earthquake epicentres in Japan for 2020 through 2025, with magnitudes from 4 to below 6.","topic":"Earthquakes","region":"Japan region","updated":"2026-09-15","preview":"/library/japan-earthquakes-2020-2025.fb6fb35e9c85.webp","assetId":"japan-earthquakes-2020-2025","sourcePage":"https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/","notes":["Japan coverage uses the rectangle 122°–146° E and 24°–46° N. It includes nearby offshore events and parts of adjacent regions.","Each point marks an earthquake epicentre. Depth is measured in kilometres below the reference surface.","Use magnitude and event time to compare historical events.","The period is 1 January 2020 through 31 December 2025. Magnitude 6 and larger events are excluded.","The catalogue was retrieved on 15 September 2026. Event locations and magnitudes can be revised; this is not a hazard forecast."],"related":[],"preset":{"color":"#2563eb","fillOpacity":0.28,"basemap":"carto","bounds":[122.0059,24.0007,145.9902,45.9804]},"period":"2020–2025"},"asset":{"id":"japan-earthquakes-2020-2025","version":"8e5f127a6c12","url":"/library/japan-earthquakes-2020-2025.8e5f127a6c12.geojson","sha256":"8e5f127a6c1223f613c68f6279db2c96c94ad0a7af006497367c7a813d013e37","bytes":2133965,"featureCount":6893,"geometryTypes":["Point"],"source":{"name":"USGS ComCat","url":"https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/","license":"Public domain","licenseUrl":"https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits","attribution":"USGS ComCat"},"fields":[{"name":"name","description":"USGS event location label."},{"name":"event_id","description":"USGS event identifier."},{"name":"magnitude","description":"Source earthquake magnitude."},{"name":"time_utc","description":"Origin time in UTC."},{"name":"depth_km","description":"Event depth in kilometres."},{"name":"source_url","description":"USGS event page."}]}}