Japan earthquakes in 1941
15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1941. The largest: M8.0 1941 Hyuganada Earthquake, Nov 19, 1941.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1941 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1941
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.282 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 25 km deep
- 8.01941 Hyuganada Earthquake · 35 km deep
- 6.2Bonin Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.217 km SW of Naze, Japan · 55 km deep
- 6.551 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.310 km NNE of Nagano, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.9off the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.2110 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.2258 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.018 km SSW of Masuda, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.0106 km E of Miyako, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.1122 km E of Miyako, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.2149 km E of Yamada, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.3136 km E of Yamada, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.034 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan · 25 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1941 | 0 | ||
| February 1941 | 1 | 6.0 | 34 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan |
| March 1941 | 4 | 6.3 | 136 km E of Yamada, Japan |
| April 1941 | 2 | 6.2 | 258 km SE of Katsuura, Japan |
| May 1941 | 1 | 6.2 | 110 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan |
| June 1941 | 0 | ||
| July 1941 | 4 | 6.5 | 51 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan |
| August 1941 | 0 | ||
| September 1941 | 0 | ||
| October 1941 | 1 | 6.2 | Bonin Islands, Japan region |
| November 1941 | 2 | 8.0 | 1941 Hyuganada Earthquake |
| December 1941 | 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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Every year the USGS catalog covers.
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- 1990s1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
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- 1970s1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
- 1960s1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
- 1950s1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
- 1940s1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
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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.