Japan earthquakes in 1915
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1915. The largest: M7.6 119 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan, Nov 1, 1915.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1915 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1915
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.372 km SSW of Kushiro, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.862 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.393 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.879 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 35 km deep
- 7.6119 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.4227 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 15 km deep
- 7.0139 km S of Ōyama, Japan · 290 km deep
- 6.4224 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.4138 km SSE of Honchō, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.1154 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.5126 km SSE of Obihiro, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.630 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 7.298 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan · 20 km deep
- 7.392 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 215 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1915 | 1 | 7.3 | 92 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan |
| February 1915 | 1 | 7.2 | 98 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan |
| March 1915 | 2 | 6.6 | 30 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan |
| April 1915 | 1 | 6.1 | 154 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan |
| May 1915 | 0 | ||
| June 1915 | 1 | 6.4 | 138 km SSE of Honchō, Japan |
| July 1915 | 1 | 6.4 | 224 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan |
| August 1915 | 0 | ||
| September 1915 | 0 | ||
| October 1915 | 2 | 7.0 | 139 km S of Ōyama, Japan |
| November 1915 | 4 | 7.6 | 119 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan |
| December 1915 | 1 | 6.3 | 72 km SSW of Kushiro, 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.
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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.