Oita Prefecture has a very high level of seismic activity Based on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900 there are about 982 quakes on average per year in or near Oita Prefecture Oita Prefecture has had at least 13 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 Oita Prefecture has about 61 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 9.4 quakes per year) The quake had a very shallow depth of 14.9 km (9 mi) and was too small to be felt by people Oita Prefecture has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.1 and 6 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0 There were also 20 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel The quake had a very shallow depth of 10.9 km (7 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so) Shunan Shi has a high level of seismic activity Based on data from the past 55 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900 there are about 178 quakes on average per year in or near Shunan Shi Shunan Shi has had at least 11 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900 probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years Shunan Shi has about 17.1 quakes of magnitude 2 or higher per year The last earthquake in Shunan Shi occurred 6 hours ago and had a magnitude of 1.1: Mag. 1.1 earthquake Japan: Yamaguchi Pref - writeAge(1746493440)A light magnitude 1.1 earthquake hit 39 km (24 mi) away from Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi,  Japan The quake had a very shallow depth of 27 km (16 mi) and was too small to be felt by people Shunan Shi has had 6 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above There were also 22 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel The quake had a shallow depth of 46 km (29 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so) Yawatahama has a high level of seismic activity there are about 1,600 quakes on average per year in or near Yawatahama Yawatahama has had at least 9 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900 The last earthquake in Yawatahama occurred 3 hours ago and had a magnitude of 0.9: Mag. 0.9 earthquake Philippine Sea - Ehime, Japan - writeAge(1746503460)A light magnitude 0.9 earthquake occurred in the Philippine Sea near Heigun-to island The quake had a shallow depth of 43 km (27 mi) and was too small to be felt by people Yawatahama has had 1 quake of magnitude 2.7 There were also 13 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel Shimonoseki has a high level of seismic activity there are about 566 quakes on average per year in or near Shimonoseki Shimonoseki has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900 probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years The quake had a very shallow depth of 26 km (16 mi) and was too small to be felt by people Shimonoseki has had 17 small quakes up to magnitude 1.4 Fukuoka has a high level of seismic activity there are about 810 quakes on average per year in or near Fukuoka City Fukuoka has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900 The last earthquake in Fukuoka occurred 2 hours and 59 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 0.9: Mag. 0.9 earthquake East China Sea - Kumamoto, Japan - writeAge(1746504000)A light magnitude 0.9 earthquake occurred in the East China Sea near Hario Jima island The quake had a very shallow depth of 7.6 km (4.7 mi) and was too small to be felt by people There were also 19 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel The strongest earthquake in Fukuoka in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 2.0 and occurred 1 day 18 hours ago: Mag. 2.0 earthquake Inland Sea - Oita Prefecture, Japan - writeAge(1746361860)A light magnitude 2.0 earthquake occurred in the Inland Sea near Kasado Shima island The quake had a very shallow depth of 16.3 km (10 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so) Iwakuni has a high level of seismic activity there are about 996 quakes on average per year in or near Iwakuni Iwakuni has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900 There were also 21 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel Beppu has a very high level of seismic activity there are about 2,000 quakes on average per year in or near Beppu Beppu has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900 probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years The quake had a very shallow depth of 17.6 km (11 mi) and was too small to be felt by people There were also 16 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel The quake had a shallow depth of 46 km (29 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).