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.
Map
Where every quake of 1934 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1934
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.719 km W of J?etsu, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.7111 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.6155 km SE of Koshima, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.7103 km SSW of Yudomari, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.526 km NNW of Nishinoomote, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.624 km NNW of Miyanoura, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.616 km SE of Nishinoomote, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.530 km W of Kurio, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.143 km NNW of Miyanoura, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.7149 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.5230 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.911 km N of Minokamo, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.790 km NE of Miyako, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.8226 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.4170 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.5154 km W of Naze, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.0Bonin Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.6207 km E of Miyako, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.6231 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.023 km ENE of Namie, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.7Bonin Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.6152 km E of Yamada, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.316 km NE of Shimoda, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8190 km E of Yamada, Japan · 15 km deep
- 7.5Volcano Islands, Japan region · 35 km deep
- 5.9132 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.072 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.467 km S of Ishigaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.019 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 35 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1934 in Japan.
- 7.5Volcano Islands, Japan region · 35 km deep
- 6.6155 km SE of Koshima, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.467 km S of Ishigaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.143 km NNW of Miyanoura, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.0Bonin Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.023 km ENE of Namie, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.019 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.072 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.911 km N of Minokamo, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.9132 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.8226 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8190 km E of Yamada, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.7Bonin Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.719 km W of J?etsu, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.7149 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.7111 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.7103 km SSW of Yudomari, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.790 km NE of Miyako, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.624 km NNW of Miyanoura, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.6207 km E of Miyako, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.6231 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.616 km SE of Nishinoomote, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.6152 km E of Yamada, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.526 km NNW of Nishinoomote, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.530 km W of Kurio, Japan · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1934 | 3 | 6.4 | 67 km S of Ishigaki, Japan |
| February 1934 | 2 | 7.5 | Volcano Islands, Japan region |
| March 1934 | 3 | 5.8 | 190 km E of Yamada, Japan |
| April 1934 | 4 | 6.0 | 23 km ENE of Namie, Japan |
| May 1934 | 1 | 6.0 | Bonin Islands, Japan region |
| June 1934 | 1 | 5.5 | 154 km W of Naze, Japan |
| July 1934 | 2 | 5.8 | 226 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan |
| August 1934 | 4 | 5.9 | 11 km N of Minokamo, Japan |
| September 1934 | 6 | 6.1 | 43 km NNW of Miyanoura, Japan |
| October 1934 | 2 | 6.6 | 155 km SE of Koshima, Japan |
| November 1934 | 1 | 5.7 | 19 km W of J?etsu, Japan |
| December 1934 | 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.