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Japan earthquakes in 1924

17 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1924. The largest: M7.1 67 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan, Aug 15, 1924.

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

19231925

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Where every quake of 1924 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1924

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 192417.03 km NE of Sayama, Japan
February 19240
March 19240
April 192416.2Bonin Islands, Japan region
May 192436.35 km NNE of Omigawa, Japan
June 192415.8Izu Islands, Japan region
July 192426.1126 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
August 192467.167 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan
September 192426.169 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan
October 192415.980 km SSW of Yudomari, Japan
November 19240
December 19240

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 1924

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.