Japan earthquakes in 1927
46 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1927. The largest: M7.0 125 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan, Aug 19, 1927.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1927 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1927
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.671 km ENE of Naze, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.932 km N of Ishigaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.5109 km E of Nago, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.8178 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.614 km N of ?tsuki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.3219 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.647 km W of Ishigaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.057 km ESE of Yonakuni, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.831 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.658 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.8286 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.5southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.3near the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.56 km NE of Miyanoura, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.0161 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.9254 km E of Namie, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.5139 km E of Namie, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.6157 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.7212 km SE of ?hara, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.3215 km E of Hasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.5171 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.2154 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.9142 km SE of ?hara, Japan · 20 km deep
- 7.0125 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan · 20 km deep
- 7.0114 km E of Namie, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.6227 km E of Yamada, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.961 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.7219 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.625 km WSW of Kitakata, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.017 km ESE of Asahikawa, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.5near the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.626 km NNE of Morioka, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region · 35 km deep
- 6.2Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.2Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.846 km SW of Obihiro, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.755 km SSE of ?funato, Japan · 55 km deep
- 5.95 km ENE of Fukuchiyama, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.580 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.088 km E of Hachinohe, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.515 km ESE of Ayabe, Japan · 15 km deep
- 7.015 km E of Toyooka, Japan · 10 km deep
- 5.6147 km SE of Nishinoomote, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.9Bonin Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.477 km SSE of ?funato, Japan · 35 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1927 in Japan.
- 7.0125 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan · 20 km deep
- 7.0114 km E of Namie, Japan · 35 km deep
- 7.015 km E of Toyooka, Japan · 10 km deep
- 6.5171 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.477 km SSE of ?funato, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.3219 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.3215 km E of Hasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.3near the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.2154 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.2Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.2Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.088 km E of Hachinohe, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.0161 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.057 km ESE of Yonakuni, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.017 km ESE of Asahikawa, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.95 km ENE of Fukuchiyama, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.961 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.9Bonin Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.9142 km SE of ?hara, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.932 km N of Ishigaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.9254 km E of Namie, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.831 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.8286 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.846 km SW of Obihiro, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8178 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1927 | 1 | 6.4 | 77 km SSE of ?funato, Japan |
| February 1927 | 2 | 5.9 | Bonin Islands, Japan region |
| March 1927 | 5 | 7.0 | 15 km E of Toyooka, Japan |
| April 1927 | 3 | 6.2 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| May 1927 | 4 | 6.2 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| June 1927 | 1 | 5.5 | near the east coast of Honshu, Japan |
| July 1927 | 4 | 6.0 | 17 km ESE of Asahikawa, Japan |
| August 1927 | 12 | 7.0 | 125 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan |
| September 1927 | 2 | 6.3 | near the east coast of Honshu, Japan |
| October 1927 | 9 | 6.3 | 219 km SE of Hasaki, Japan |
| November 1927 | 3 | 5.9 | 32 km N of Ishigaki, Japan |
| December 1927 | 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.