Japan earthquakes in 1951
12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1951. The largest: M7.1 Bonin Islands, Japan region, Jul 12, 1951.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1951 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1951
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.83 km E of Katori-shi, Japan · 55 km deep
- 6.466 km E of Mutsu, Japan · 65 km deep
- 6.151 km SSE of Muroto-misakicho, Japan · 21 km deep
- 6.2193 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.7Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.1121 km E of Hachinohe, Japan · 45 km deep
- 7.1Bonin Islands, Japan region · 497 km deep
- 6.788 km ESE of Koshima, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.8161 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.1Hokkaido, Japan region · 64 km deep
- 6.161 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.18 km NW of ?hara, Japan · 55 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1951 | 2 | 6.1 | 61 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan |
| February 1951 | 0 | ||
| March 1951 | 1 | 6.1 | Hokkaido, Japan region |
| April 1951 | 1 | 5.8 | 161 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan |
| May 1951 | 0 | ||
| June 1951 | 1 | 6.7 | 88 km ESE of Koshima, Japan |
| July 1951 | 4 | 7.1 | Bonin Islands, Japan region |
| August 1951 | 0 | ||
| September 1951 | 0 | ||
| October 1951 | 2 | 6.4 | 66 km E of Mutsu, Japan |
| November 1951 | 1 | 5.8 | 3 km E of Katori-shi, Japan |
| December 1951 | 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.
By year
Every year the USGS catalog covers.
- 2020s2020202120222023202420252026
- 2010s2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
- 2000s2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
- 1990s1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
- 1980s1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
- 1970s1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
- 1960s1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
- 1950s1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
- 1940s1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
- 1930s1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
- 1920s1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
- 1910s1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
- 1900s1900190119021903190419051906190719081909
Nearby
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.