Japan earthquakes in 1916
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1916. The largest: M7.4 152 km ESE of Koshima, Japan, Feb 1, 1916.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1916 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1916
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.278 km E of Miyako, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.7136 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.494 km ENE of Namie, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.315 km NW of Maki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.3100 km E of Miyako, Japan · 35 km deep
- 7.0208 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.958 km S of Katsuura, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.421 km SSW of Hirara, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.1102 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 60 km deep
- 7.4152 km ESE of Koshima, Japan · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1916 | 0 | ||
| February 1916 | 1 | 7.4 | 152 km ESE of Koshima, Japan |
| March 1916 | 2 | 6.4 | 21 km SSW of Hirara, Japan |
| April 1916 | 2 | 7.0 | 208 km SE of Katsuura, Japan |
| May 1916 | 0 | ||
| June 1916 | 0 | ||
| July 1916 | 1 | 6.3 | 100 km E of Miyako, Japan |
| August 1916 | 2 | 6.4 | 94 km ENE of Namie, Japan |
| September 1916 | 1 | 6.7 | 136 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan |
| October 1916 | 0 | ||
| November 1916 | 1 | 6.2 | 78 km E of Miyako, Japan |
| December 1916 | 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.