Municipalities with the lowest earthquake risk in Iwate
33 municipalities in Iwate, ordered by lowest earthquake risk.Lower means strong shaking is less likely
Built at 2026-09-11T03:43:40.354Z. Sources for each value are on the municipality pages, under “Source”.
Summary
- The median in Iwate is 9.2%, compared with 19.3% nationwide.
- Of the 33 municipalities in Iwate, 26 are on the better side of the nationwide median.
- The lowest is 西和賀町 (1.3%).
- The highest is 大槌町 (59.9%).
| Rank | Municipality | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 西和賀町 | 1.3% |
| 2 | 紫波町 | 2.7% |
| 3 | 矢巾町 | 2.7% |
| 4 | 一戸町 | 3.1% |
| 5 | 八幡平市 | 3.2% |
| 6 | 花巻市 | 4.4% |
| 7 | 雫石町 | 4.5% |
| 8 | 北上市 | 4.7% |
| 9 | 岩手町 | 4.7% |
| 10 | 平泉町 | 5.3% |
| 11 | 葛巻町 | 5.4% |
| 12 | 一関市 | 5.6% |
| 13 | 九戸村 | 6.1% |
| 14 | 盛岡市 | 7.0% |
| 15 | 金ケ崎町 | 8.1% |
| 16 | 奥州市 | 8.8% |
| 17 | 二戸市 | 9.2% |
| 18 | 遠野市 | 9.3% |
| 19 | 住田町 | 10.5% |
| 20 | 岩泉町 | 11.3% |
| 21 | 滝沢市 | 11.7% |
| 22 | 田野畑村 | 11.9% |
| 23 | 軽米町 | 13.4% |
| 24 | 大船渡市 | 18.0% |
| 25 | 陸前高田市 | 18.4% |
| 26 | 山田町 | 19.0% |
| 27 | 釜石市 | 32.5% |
| 28 | 洋野町 | 35.7% |
| 29 | 普代村 | 39.2% |
| 30 | 久慈市 | 49.3% |
| 31 | 野田村 | 51.3% |
| 32 | 宮古市 | 59.0% |
| 33 | 大槌町 | 59.9% |