Japan earthquakes in 1928
34 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1928. The largest: M7.3 79 km ENE of Miyako, Japan, May 27, 1928.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1928 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1928
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.584 km NNE of Naze, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.663 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.630 km S of Hikari, Japan · 55 km deep
- 5.8Bonin Islands, Japan region · 35 km deep
- 6.0136 km E of Yamada, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.7Volcano Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.785 km E of ?arai, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.557 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.8183 km E of Yamada, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.7258 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.982 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.7211 km SE of Hirara, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.696 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.8126 km WSW of Kushikino, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.8117 km S of Fukuech?, Japan · 10 km deep
- 5.9132 km E of Miyako, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.8134 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.0104 km E of Miyako, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.8117 km E of Yamada, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.1151 km E of Miyako, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.0142 km SSE of Itoman, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.1133 km E of Yamada, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.6141 km E of Yamada, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.5118 km E of Yamada, Japan · 35 km deep
- 7.379 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.8109 km E of Miyako, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.812 km SE of Narut?, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.166 km E of ?arai, Japan · 35 km deep
- 7.0289 km SE of Shing?, Japan · 405 km deep
- 5.7188 km SE of Itoman, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.7127 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.6eastern Honshu, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.772 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.1Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1928 in Japan.
- 7.379 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 35 km deep
- 7.0289 km SE of Shing?, Japan · 405 km deep
- 6.8117 km S of Fukuech?, Japan · 10 km deep
- 6.8117 km E of Yamada, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.5118 km E of Yamada, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.584 km NNE of Naze, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.166 km E of ?arai, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.1133 km E of Yamada, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.1151 km E of Miyako, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.1Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.0136 km E of Yamada, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.0104 km E of Miyako, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.0142 km SSE of Itoman, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.982 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.9132 km E of Miyako, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.8109 km E of Miyako, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.812 km SE of Narut?, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.8Bonin Islands, Japan region · 35 km deep
- 5.8134 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.8183 km E of Yamada, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8126 km WSW of Kushikino, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.7258 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.7188 km SE of Itoman, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.7127 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.785 km E of ?arai, Japan · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1928 | 1 | 6.1 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| February 1928 | 2 | 5.7 | 72 km ESE of Namie, Japan |
| March 1928 | 3 | 7.0 | 289 km SE of Shing?, Japan |
| April 1928 | 0 | ||
| May 1928 | 8 | 7.3 | 79 km ENE of Miyako, Japan |
| June 1928 | 7 | 6.8 | 117 km S of Fukuech?, Japan |
| July 1928 | 5 | 5.9 | 82 km S of Kushiro, Japan |
| August 1928 | 2 | 5.7 | 85 km E of ?arai, Japan |
| September 1928 | 4 | 6.0 | 136 km E of Yamada, Japan |
| October 1928 | 2 | 6.5 | 84 km NNE of Naze, Japan |
| November 1928 | 0 | ||
| December 1928 | 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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