6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.

Map: USGS

A great 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on November 21, 2016, at 2100 UTC, at a depth of 10 km / 6 mi, reported the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a Tsunami Threat Message on November 21, 2016, at 2108 UTC. Residents within 300 km of the epicenter along the coasts of Japan wer...