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Weather warnings, typhoons, tsunami warnings and earthquakes across Japan, from the Japan Meteorological Agency. Check here before you travel, then check the official source.
Danger warnings in Okinawa
- Typhoon No. 30 (CHAMPI) near JapanFlights and ferries near its path may be delayed or cancelled. Check with your airline or ferry company.
Updated 24 Oct, 00:15 Japan time (15:15 UTC). We check JMA every 5 minutes.
- 6earthquakes felt in 24 hours
- 2strongest shindo in 24 hours
- 3prefectures with warnings
- 0tsunami warnings
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- Advisory
- Warning
- Danger warning
- Emergency warning
- Earthquake: circle size is magnitude, colour is shindo
- Typhoon
Prefecture outlines: MLIT National Land Numerical Information
Warnings by prefecture
Okinawa
Level 4 · Danger warning- Miyakojima Region 宮古島地方Landslide danger warningHeavy rain warningStorm warningHigh waves warning
- Ishigakijima Region 石垣島地方Storm surge danger warningLandslide danger warningHeavy rain warningStorm warningHigh waves warning
- Yonagunijima Region 与那国島地方Landslide danger warningHeavy rain warningStorm warningHigh waves warning
- Central and Southern Main Island 本島中南部High waves warning
- Northern Main Island 本島北部High waves warning
- Kumejima 久米島High waves warning
JMA warnings for Okinawa · Miyakojima RegionJMA warnings for Okinawa · Ishigakijima RegionJMA warnings for Okinawa · Central and Southern Main Island
Miyazaki
Level 3 · Warning- Plain Area of Southern Region 南部平野部Heavy rain warning
Kagoshima
Level 3 · Warning- Amami Region 奄美地方High waves warning
23 more prefectures have advisories only: Hokkaido, Aomori, Akita, Chiba, Tokyo, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Shimane, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi, Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita. These rarely affect a trip.
Earthquakes felt, last 30 days
One bar per day, coloured by the strongest shindo felt in the region that day.
- Hokkaidomax 2
- Tohokumax 2
- Kantomax 4
- Chubumax 2
- Kansaimax 2
- Chugokumax 1
- Shikokumax 2
- Kyushu & Okinawamax 4
30 days agotoday
Recent earthquakes
JMA earthquake mapNo earthquakes of shindo 3 or more in the last 7 days.
What the shindo numbers mean
- 1Felt by some people indoors. Nothing to do.
- 2Felt by some people indoors. Nothing to do.
- 3Most people indoors feel it, and dishes rattle.
- 4Hanging lamps swing hard. Trains may pause briefly.
- 5−Things fall from shelves. Trains stop for safety checks.
- 5+Things fall from shelves. Trains stop for safety checks.
- 6−Hard to stand. Furniture moves, and damage is likely.
- 6+Hard to stand. Furniture moves, and damage is likely.
- 7The strongest level, with serious damage.
If something happens on your trip
- Install Safety tips, the Japan National Tourism Organization's free alert app for visitors. It works in English and many other languages.
- Emergency numbers in Japan: 110 for police, 119 for fire and ambulance.
- Follow announcements from station, hotel and local staff. After strong shaking, trains stop until the line is checked.
Sources
- Earthquake informationJapan Meteorological Agency (気象庁)
- Weather warnings and advisoriesJapan Meteorological Agency (気象庁)
- Typhoon informationJapan Meteorological Agency (気象庁)
- Tsunami warningsJapan Meteorological Agency (気象庁)
- JMA seismic intensity scaleJapan Meteorological Agency (気象庁)
- Heatstroke alerts and heat index (WBGT)Ministry of the Environment (環境省)
- Safety tips appJapan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)
For information only, use at your own risk. Pai Yipon uses information published by the Japan Meteorological Agency and checks it every 5 minutes. It may be late, incomplete or wrong, and we cannot guarantee that it is correct. No label does not mean a place is safe. This is not an emergency alert service: in Japan, follow JMA, local announcements and the Safety tips app. Read the full disclaimer.