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earthquake Earthquake Risk in Osaka, Japan

Risk Level: High — Score 5/10

Risk: 5Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • Moderate risk rating for Osaka based on ThinkHazard (Earthquake)
  • Extensive history of significant events in this area
  • High recent activity — multiple events in the last 12 months

Last significant event: Earthquake - 5.5 - 2km NNW of Hirakata, Japan (2018-06-17)

Highest Risk Cities for Earthquakes

1
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 9
3
San Francisco, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Seattle, WA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Long Beach, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Oakland, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
Tokyo, Japan
Risk: 9Historical: 10
8
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 10
9
Kathmandu, Nepal
Risk: 9Historical: 10
10
Quito, Ecuador
Risk: 9Historical: 10
Osaka is not in the top 10 for earthquake risk among tracked cities.

How Osaka Compares

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Notable Earthquake Events Near Osaka

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable earthquake events near Osaka, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Earthquake - 5.5 - 2km NNW of Hirakata, Japan (June 2018).

Earthquake - 5.5 - 2km NNW of Hirakata, Japan

June 16, 2018 — WATCH

Impact data not available

5.5 - near the south coast of western Honshu, Japan

July 4, 2011 — WATCH

Impact data not available

5.1 Earthquake — 11 km ENE of Ueno-ebisumachi, Japan

April 14, 2007 — WATCH

Impact data not available

5.7 Earthquake — 22 km SE of Kainan, Japan

August 19, 1999 — WATCH

Impact data not available

5.0 - near the south coast of western Honshu, Japan

February 20, 2011 — ADVISORY

Impact data not available

Earthquake Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Secure heavy furniture and appliances to walls
  • 2.Create a family earthquake plan with meeting points
  • 3.Keep an emergency kit with water, food, flashlight, and first aid supplies
  • 4.Learn how to shut off gas, water, and electricity
  • 5.Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On drills regularly

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How this data is built

Osaka, Japan earthquake risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live earthquake monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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