Japan earthquakes in 1942
13 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1942. The largest: M7.0 122 km SSE of Koshima, Japan, Mar 22, 1942.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1942 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1942
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.4Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.7Izu Islands, Japan region · 20 km deep
- 6.876 km E of ?arai, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8113 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.1190 km E of Iwaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.987 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.835 km S of Yudomari, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.374 km E of Takanabe, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.673 km SW of Kushiro, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.0114 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.0191 km W of Iwanai, Japan · 15 km deep
- 7.0122 km SSE of Koshima, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.676 km ENE of Namie, Japan · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1942 | 0 | ||
| February 1942 | 1 | 6.6 | 76 km ENE of Namie, Japan |
| March 1942 | 1 | 7.0 | 122 km SSE of Koshima, Japan |
| April 1942 | 1 | 6.0 | 191 km W of Iwanai, Japan |
| May 1942 | 0 | ||
| June 1942 | 1 | 6.0 | 114 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan |
| July 1942 | 0 | ||
| August 1942 | 3 | 6.3 | 74 km E of Takanabe, Japan |
| September 1942 | 2 | 6.1 | 190 km E of Iwaki, Japan |
| October 1942 | 0 | ||
| November 1942 | 2 | 6.8 | 76 km E of ?arai, Japan |
| December 1942 | 2 | 6.7 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
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.