Japan earthquakes in 1943
18 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1943. The largest: M7.3 169 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan, Jun 13, 1943.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1943 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1943
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.1137 km S of Koshima, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.264 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 64 km deep
- 6.424 km SSW of Hirara, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.95 km SSE of Kurayoshi, Japan · 15 km deep
- 7.018 km ENE of Kurayoshi, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.936 km S of Kitakata, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.4129 km ENE of Misawa, Japan · 40 km deep
- 6.1126 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.6163 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 31 km deep
- 6.7146 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 25 km deep
- 7.3169 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.488 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.395 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan · 35 km deep
- 7.196 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.398 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.097 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.06 km SW of Tottori, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.9western Honshu, Japan · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1943 | 0 | ||
| February 1943 | 0 | ||
| March 1943 | 4 | 6.3 | 98 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan |
| April 1943 | 3 | 7.1 | 96 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan |
| May 1943 | 0 | ||
| June 1943 | 5 | 7.3 | 169 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan |
| July 1943 | 0 | ||
| August 1943 | 1 | 5.9 | 36 km S of Kitakata, Japan |
| September 1943 | 2 | 7.0 | 18 km ENE of Kurayoshi, Japan |
| October 1943 | 1 | 6.4 | 24 km SSW of Hirara, Japan |
| November 1943 | 0 | ||
| December 1943 | 2 | 6.2 | 64 km S of Kushiro, 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.