Japan earthquakes in 1953
23 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1953. The largest: M7.9 174 km SE of Katsuura, Japan, Nov 26, 1953.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1953 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1953
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.2119 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.0Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.267 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.0146 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.0152 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.0149 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 28 km deep
- 6.7143 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.9146 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.2off the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 37 km deep
- 6.5137 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 25 km deep
- 7.9174 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.954 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 40 km deep
- 5.9Bonin Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.8152 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 34 km deep
- 6.111 km ESE of Ginowan, Japan · 37 km deep
- 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region · 20 km deep
- 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region · 20 km deep
- 6.1Izu Islands, Japan region · 28 km deep
- 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.274 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 49 km deep
- 6.364 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 28 km deep
- 6.699 km SSW of Kushiro, Japan · 45 km deep
- 6.1120 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 44 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1953 | 1 | 6.1 | 120 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan |
| February 1953 | 1 | 6.6 | 99 km SSW of Kushiro, Japan |
| March 1953 | 0 | ||
| April 1953 | 1 | 6.3 | 64 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan |
| May 1953 | 1 | 6.2 | 74 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan |
| June 1953 | 3 | 6.1 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| July 1953 | 3 | 6.1 | 11 km ESE of Ginowan, Japan |
| August 1953 | 0 | ||
| September 1953 | 1 | 5.9 | Bonin Islands, Japan region |
| October 1953 | 1 | 5.9 | 54 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan |
| November 1953 | 7 | 7.9 | 174 km SE of Katsuura, Japan |
| December 1953 | 4 | 6.2 | 119 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan |
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.