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Japan earthquakes in 1934

29 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1934. The largest: M7.5 Volcano Islands, Japan region, Feb 24, 1934.

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

19331935

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Where every quake of 1934 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1934

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1934 in Japan.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 193436.467 km S of Ishigaki, Japan
February 193427.5Volcano Islands, Japan region
March 193435.8190 km E of Yamada, Japan
April 193446.023 km ENE of Namie, Japan
May 193416.0Bonin Islands, Japan region
June 193415.5154 km W of Naze, Japan
July 193425.8226 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
August 193445.911 km N of Minokamo, Japan
September 193466.143 km NNW of Miyanoura, Japan
October 193426.6155 km SE of Koshima, Japan
November 193415.719 km W of J?etsu, Japan
December 19340

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 1934

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.