Japan earthquakes in 1929
25 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1929. The largest: M6.9 65 km SSE of Toba, Japan, Jun 3, 1929.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1929 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1929
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.280 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.8128 km E of Naze, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.6266 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.4172 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.22 km SSE of Zama, Japan · 60 km deep
- 5.9195 km SE of Naze, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.854 km E of Hasaki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.547 km E of Iwaki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.965 km SSE of Toba, Japan · 350 km deep
- 6.3118 km E of Nago, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.175 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.931 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.633 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.860 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.2210 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8148 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.6176 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.5210 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.1250 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8143 km E of Yamada, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.7125 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.2Volcano Islands, Japan region · 35 km deep
- 6.074 km WNW of Uken, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.3Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.66 km N of Yamaga, Japan · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1929 | 1 | 5.6 | 6 km N of Yamaga, Japan |
| February 1929 | 2 | 6.3 | Ryukyu Islands, Japan |
| March 1929 | 8 | 6.2 | Volcano Islands, Japan region |
| April 1929 | 2 | 5.8 | 60 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan |
| May 1929 | 2 | 6.9 | 31 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan |
| June 1929 | 4 | 6.9 | 65 km SSE of Toba, Japan |
| July 1929 | 2 | 6.2 | 2 km SSE of Zama, Japan |
| August 1929 | 1 | 6.4 | 172 km ENE of Miyako, Japan |
| September 1929 | 1 | 5.6 | 266 km SE of Katsuura, Japan |
| October 1929 | 0 | ||
| November 1929 | 0 | ||
| December 1929 | 2 | 6.2 | 80 km SW of Yonakuni, 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.