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Japan earthquakes in 1913

15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1913. The largest: M7.2 29 km ESE of Takanabe, Japan, Apr 13, 1913.

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

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Where every quake of 1913 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1913

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 191326.7120 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan
February 191316.830 km ESE of Tomakomai, Japan
March 191327.1Volcano Islands, Japan region
April 191347.229 km ESE of Takanabe, Japan
May 191316.416 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan
June 19130
July 191316.6Bonin Islands, Japan region
August 191316.4Bonin Islands, Japan region
September 19130
October 191327.0114 km E of Miyako, Japan
November 19130
December 191316.3110 km S of Yonakuni, Japan

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 1913

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.