There were various earthquakes in the Japan Sea Eastern Margin Mobile Belt so far including the Neftegorsk earthquake, the South-West off Hokkaido earthquake, Middle Japan Sea earthquake, Shonai earthquake, Niigata earthquake, Niigata Chuetsu earthquake and the Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake in 2007.
日本海東縁変動帯では、,ネフチェゴルスク地震、北海道南西沖地震、日本海中部地震‎、庄内沖地震、新潟地震、新潟県中越地震、新潟県中越沖地震などが発生している。