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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.

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Where every quake of 1952 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1952

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1952 in Japan.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 195216.7178 km SSE of Ishigaki, Japan
February 19520
March 1952158.11952 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake
April 195236.375 km ESE of Ishigaki, Japan
May 195266.5129 km S of Kushiro, Japan
June 195215.7110 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
July 195216.258 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan
August 195236.153 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
September 195216.1275 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
October 1952116.6119 km E of Yamada, Japan
November 19520
December 19520

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.

Nearby

Japan nowWorldwide in 1952

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.