Japan earthquakes in 1945
19 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1945. The largest: M7.2 Volcano Islands, Japan region, Feb 27, 1945.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1945 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1945
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.229 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 53 km deep
- 6.588 km S of ?yama, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.6143 km E of Nago, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.1Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.242 km SE of Naze, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.865 km ENE of Namie, Japan · 38 km deep
- 5.8100 km ESE of Owase, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.0167 km E of Hachinohe, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.145 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.271 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.7118 km ENE of Namie, Japan · 45 km deep
- 7.2Volcano Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.8149 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 23 km deep
- 5.9100 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 50 km deep
- 7.266 km ENE of Misawa, Japan · 59 km deep
- 6.37 km SSE of Ishiki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.618 km SW of Tahara, Japan · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1945 | 2 | 6.6 | 18 km SW of Tahara, Japan |
| February 1945 | 4 | 7.2 | Volcano Islands, Japan region |
| March 1945 | 1 | 6.7 | 118 km ENE of Namie, Japan |
| April 1945 | 2 | 6.2 | 71 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan |
| May 1945 | 3 | 6.0 | 167 km E of Hachinohe, Japan |
| June 1945 | 1 | 6.2 | 42 km SE of Naze, Japan |
| July 1945 | 0 | ||
| August 1945 | 5 | 6.6 | 143 km E of Nago, Japan |
| September 1945 | 1 | 6.2 | 29 km S of Kushiro, Japan |
| October 1945 | 0 | ||
| November 1945 | 0 | ||
| December 1945 | 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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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.