Japan earthquakes in 1902
1 earthquake of magnitude 4.5 or more was located in Japan in 1902. The largest: M7.0 Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, May 2, 1902.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1902 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1902
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1902 | 0 | ||
| February 1902 | 0 | ||
| March 1902 | 0 | ||
| April 1902 | 0 | ||
| May 1902 | 1 | 7.0 | Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan |
| June 1902 | 0 | ||
| July 1902 | 0 | ||
| August 1902 | 0 | ||
| September 1902 | 0 | ||
| October 1902 | 0 | ||
| November 1902 | 0 | ||
| December 1902 | 0 |
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.
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- 2000s2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
- 1990s1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
- 1980s1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
- 1970s1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
- 1960s1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
- 1950s1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
- 1940s1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
- 1930s1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
- 1920s1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
- 1910s1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
- 1900s1900190119021903190419051906190719081909
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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.