Japan earthquakes in 1952
42 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1952. The largest: M8.1 1952 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake, Mar 4, 1952.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1952 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1952
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.5136 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.0126 km E of Yamada, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.3117 km E of Yamada, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.5106 km E of Yamada, Japan · 23 km deep
- 5.9133 km E of Yamada, Japan · 23 km deep
- 6.3103 km E of Yamada, Japan · 24 km deep
- 6.5140 km E of Yamada, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.598 km E of Yamada, Japan · 28 km deep
- 6.6119 km E of Yamada, Japan · 28 km deep
- 5.9134 km E of Yamada, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.0134 km E of Yamada, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.1275 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.153 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 64 km deep
- 5.7Volcano Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.9119 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.258 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.7110 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.979 km S of Shing?, Japan · 32 km deep
- 6.279 km SE of Koshima, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.5129 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.4145 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 39 km deep
- 6.2127 km SE of Kushiro, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.05 km SW of Mobara, Japan · 49 km deep
- 6.250 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 65 km deep
- 6.065 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 57 km deep
- 6.375 km ESE of Ishigaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.7145 km SSW of Kushiro, Japan · 31 km deep
- 6.160 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 41 km deep
- 6.0Hokkaido, Japan region · 28 km deep
- 5.884 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19 km deep
- 6.9110 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 50 km deep
- 5.970 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 38 km deep
- 6.078 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.519 km WNW of Komatsu, Japan · 10 km deep
- 6.3151 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.3120 km SE of Kushiro, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.4129 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 16 km deep
- 5.9105 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.7134 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.3125 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 12 km deep
- 8.11952 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake · 45 km deep
- 6.7178 km SSE of Ishigaki, Japan · 20 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1952 in Japan.
- 8.11952 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake · 45 km deep
- 6.9110 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 50 km deep
- 6.7134 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.7178 km SSE of Ishigaki, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.6119 km E of Yamada, Japan · 28 km deep
- 6.5129 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.519 km WNW of Komatsu, Japan · 10 km deep
- 6.5106 km E of Yamada, Japan · 23 km deep
- 6.598 km E of Yamada, Japan · 28 km deep
- 6.5140 km E of Yamada, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.5136 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.4129 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 16 km deep
- 6.4145 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 39 km deep
- 6.3117 km E of Yamada, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.375 km ESE of Ishigaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.3151 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.3125 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 12 km deep
- 6.3120 km SE of Kushiro, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.3103 km E of Yamada, Japan · 24 km deep
- 6.2127 km SE of Kushiro, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.279 km SE of Koshima, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.250 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 65 km deep
- 6.258 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.153 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 64 km deep
- 6.1275 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 20 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1952 | 1 | 6.7 | 178 km SSE of Ishigaki, Japan |
| February 1952 | 0 | ||
| March 1952 | 15 | 8.1 | 1952 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake |
| April 1952 | 3 | 6.3 | 75 km ESE of Ishigaki, Japan |
| May 1952 | 6 | 6.5 | 129 km S of Kushiro, Japan |
| June 1952 | 1 | 5.7 | 110 km ESE of Yamada, Japan |
| July 1952 | 1 | 6.2 | 58 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan |
| August 1952 | 3 | 6.1 | 53 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan |
| September 1952 | 1 | 6.1 | 275 km SE of Katsuura, Japan |
| October 1952 | 11 | 6.6 | 119 km E of Yamada, Japan |
| November 1952 | 0 | ||
| December 1952 | 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
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