Japan earthquakes in 1954
25 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1954. The largest: M7.2 Volcano Islands, Japan region, Aug 27, 1954.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1954 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1954
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.7Izu Islands, Japan region · 20 km deep
- 6.0Izu Islands, Japan region · 20 km deep
- 6.032 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.7133 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.9Izu Islands, Japan region · 25 km deep
- 5.6174 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.034 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 60 km deep
- 6.049 km SE of Nago, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.3175 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.856 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 42 km deep
- 7.2Volcano Islands, Japan region · 25 km deep
- 6.312 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan · 55 km deep
- 6.1136 km WNW of Noshiro, Japan · 263 km deep
- 5.9109 km S of Yudomari, Japan · 45 km deep
- 5.6116 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.944 km SSE of Muroto-misakicho, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.069 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 56 km deep
- 5.9103 km E of Mutsu, Japan · 59 km deep
- 6.5176 km SE of Naze, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.8158 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.0143 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.0141 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 15 km deep
- 7.2Volcano Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.0218 km S of Hirara, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.6143 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1954 | 2 | 6.0 | 218 km S of Hirara, Japan |
| February 1954 | 5 | 7.2 | Volcano Islands, Japan region |
| March 1954 | 1 | 5.9 | 103 km E of Mutsu, Japan |
| April 1954 | 3 | 6.0 | 69 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan |
| May 1954 | 0 | ||
| June 1954 | 1 | 5.9 | 109 km S of Yudomari, Japan |
| July 1954 | 2 | 6.3 | 12 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan |
| August 1954 | 2 | 7.2 | Volcano Islands, Japan region |
| September 1954 | 3 | 6.3 | 175 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan |
| October 1954 | 2 | 5.9 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| November 1954 | 2 | 6.0 | 32 km ESE of ?funato, Japan |
| December 1954 | 2 | 6.0 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
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.