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Japan earthquakes in 1901

4 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1901. The largest: M7.5 Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, Aug 10, 1901.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19001902

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Where every quake of 1901 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1901

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 7.5Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 35 km deep
  2. 7.2Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 35 km deep
  3. 7.2Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 35 km deep
  4. 7.0Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 35 km deep

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19010
February 19010
March 19010
April 19010
May 19010
June 190127.2Ryukyu Islands, Japan
July 19010
August 190127.5Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan
September 19010
October 19010
November 19010
December 19010

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Japan nowWorldwide in 1901

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.