Japan earthquakes in 1944
13 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1944. The largest: M8.1 1944 Toankai Earthquake, Dec 7, 1944.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1944 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1944
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.1Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 48 km deep
- 6.459 km SSE of Toba, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.3near the south coast of Honshu, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.959 km ESE of Shimoda, Japan · 15 km deep
- 8.11944 Toankai Earthquake · 15 km deep
- 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.480 km ENE of Misawa, Japan · 58 km deep
- 6.1243 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.9off the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.9154 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.294 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 54 km deep
- 6.6122 km E of Hachinohe, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.443 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 55 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1944 | 0 | ||
| February 1944 | 1 | 6.4 | 43 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan |
| March 1944 | 2 | 6.6 | 122 km E of Hachinohe, Japan |
| April 1944 | 0 | ||
| May 1944 | 0 | ||
| June 1944 | 1 | 5.9 | 154 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan |
| July 1944 | 2 | 6.9 | off the east coast of Honshu, Japan |
| August 1944 | 0 | ||
| September 1944 | 0 | ||
| October 1944 | 1 | 6.4 | 80 km ENE of Misawa, Japan |
| November 1944 | 1 | 5.6 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| December 1944 | 5 | 8.1 | 1944 Toankai Earthquake |
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.