Japan earthquakes in 1906
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1906. The largest: M7.4 50 km SSW of Ōyama, Japan, Jan 21, 1906.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1906 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1906
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.2Izu Islands, Japan region · 35 km deep
- 6.473 km S of Shimoda, Japan · 20 km deep
- 7.3190 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.024 km SE of Fukura, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.588 km NW of Hirara, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.812 km NE of Gujō, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.6132 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.636 km E of Nobeoka, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.3116 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan · 15 km deep
- 7.450 km SSW of Ōyama, Japan · 300 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1906 | 1 | 7.4 | 50 km SSW of Ōyama, Japan |
| February 1906 | 1 | 6.3 | 116 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan |
| March 1906 | 1 | 6.6 | 36 km E of Nobeoka, Japan |
| April 1906 | 2 | 6.6 | 132 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan |
| May 1906 | 2 | 6.5 | 88 km NW of Hirara, Japan |
| June 1906 | 0 | ||
| July 1906 | 0 | ||
| August 1906 | 0 | ||
| September 1906 | 2 | 7.3 | 190 km SE of Hasaki, Japan |
| October 1906 | 0 | ||
| November 1906 | 1 | 6.2 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| December 1906 | 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.
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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.