Municipalities with the lowest earthquake risk in Yamagata
35 municipalities in Yamagata, 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 Yamagata is 4.0%, compared with 19.3% nationwide.
- Of the 35 municipalities in Yamagata, 35 are on the better side of the nationwide median.
- The lowest is 飯豊町 (0.8%).
- The highest is 遊佐町 (17.4%).
| Rank | Municipality | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 飯豊町 | 0.8% |
| 2 | 小国町 | 1.2% |
| 3 | 金山町 | 1.3% |
| 4 | 白鷹町 | 1.5% |
| 5 | 鮭川村 | 2.3% |
| 6 | 西川町 | 2.5% |
| 7 | 長井市 | 2.6% |
| 8 | 川西町 | 2.6% |
| 9 | 山辺町 | 2.7% |
| 10 | 東根市 | 2.8% |
| 11 | 最上町 | 2.9% |
| 12 | 米沢市 | 3.0% |
| 13 | 南陽市 | 3.1% |
| 14 | 朝日町 | 3.1% |
| 15 | 高畠町 | 3.2% |
| 16 | 大江町 | 3.7% |
| 17 | 上山市 | 3.8% |
| 18 | 尾花沢市 | 4.0% |
| 19 | 山形市 | 4.2% |
| 20 | 寒河江市 | 4.6% |
| 21 | 大石田町 | 4.6% |
| 22 | 新庄市 | 4.7% |
| 23 | 舟形町 | 4.7% |
| 24 | 戸沢村 | 4.7% |
| 25 | 鶴岡市 | 5.0% |
| 26 | 天童市 | 5.1% |
| 27 | 大蔵村 | 5.4% |
| 28 | 河北町 | 6.2% |
| 29 | 村山市 | 6.4% |
| 30 | 真室川町 | 8.4% |
| 31 | 中山町 | 9.9% |
| 32 | 酒田市 | 11.4% |
| 33 | 三川町 | 15.6% |
| 34 | 庄内町 | 16.0% |
| 35 | 遊佐町 | 17.4% |