Japan earthquakes in 1936
25 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1936. The largest: M7.3 83 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan, Nov 3, 1936.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1936 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1936
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.594 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.553 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.947 km SE of Shimoda, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.874 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.4Volcano Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.7296 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8175 km SSE of Koshima, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8Volcano Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 7.383 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.684 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan · 60 km deep
- 5.5120 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.9Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.1Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.3Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.9Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.7Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.9Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.8148 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.274 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.7Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.0136 km E of Yamada, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.2123 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.7126 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.06 km NNW of Gose, Japan · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1936 | 0 | ||
| February 1936 | 1 | 6.0 | 6 km NNW of Gose, Japan |
| March 1936 | 3 | 6.7 | 126 km S of Kushiro, Japan |
| April 1936 | 1 | 5.7 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| May 1936 | 0 | ||
| June 1936 | 3 | 6.2 | 74 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan |
| July 1936 | 1 | 5.7 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| August 1936 | 0 | ||
| September 1936 | 3 | 6.3 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| October 1936 | 4 | 5.9 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| November 1936 | 6 | 7.3 | 83 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan |
| December 1936 | 3 | 5.9 | 47 km SE of Shimoda, 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.