Japan earthquakes in 1922
11 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1922. The largest: M7.0 39 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan, Sep 15, 1922.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1922 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1922
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.745 km E of Mutsu, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.316 km NW of Honmachi, Japan · 10 km deep
- 6.722 km SW of Nagasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.856 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 35 km deep
- 7.039 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.371 km S of Yonakuni, Japan · 13 km deep
- 6.044 km ESE of ?arai, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.26 km E of Kamaishi, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.2141 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.5130 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.39 km W of Kawasaki, Japan · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1922 | 0 | ||
| February 1922 | 0 | ||
| March 1922 | 0 | ||
| April 1922 | 1 | 6.3 | 9 km W of Kawasaki, Japan |
| May 1922 | 1 | 6.5 | 130 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan |
| June 1922 | 1 | 6.2 | 141 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan |
| July 1922 | 1 | 6.2 | 6 km E of Kamaishi, Japan |
| August 1922 | 1 | 6.0 | 44 km ESE of ?arai, Japan |
| September 1922 | 3 | 7.0 | 39 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan |
| October 1922 | 0 | ||
| November 1922 | 0 | ||
| December 1922 | 3 | 6.7 | 45 km E of Mutsu, 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.