Japan earthquakes in 1955
23 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1955. The largest: M7.2 Volcano Islands, Japan region, May 30, 1955.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1955 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1955
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.9Bonin Islands, Japan region · 10 km deep
- 5.8210 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.89 km W of Takanosu, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.842 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.333 km S of Kamojimach?-j?gejima, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.94 km E of Asahi, Japan · 56 km deep
- 6.1122 km ENE of Naze, Japan · 45 km deep
- 6.1109 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.189 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.2120 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 37 km deep
- 7.2Volcano Islands, Japan region · 559 km deep
- 6.0Bonin Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.7Bonin Islands, Japan region · 487 km deep
- 5.872 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.0137 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.1129 km E of Miyako, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.2163 km E of Miyako, Japan · 10 km deep
- 6.6154 km E of Miyako, Japan · 10 km deep
- 6.0142 km E of Miyako, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.3Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 51 km deep
- 5.868 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.056 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 55 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1955 | 0 | ||
| February 1955 | 1 | 6.0 | 56 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan |
| March 1955 | 3 | 6.3 | Ryukyu Islands, Japan |
| April 1955 | 1 | 6.0 | 142 km E of Miyako, Japan |
| May 1955 | 8 | 7.2 | Volcano Islands, Japan region |
| June 1955 | 4 | 6.2 | 120 km ENE of Miyako, Japan |
| July 1955 | 2 | 6.3 | 33 km S of Kamojimach?-j?gejima, Japan |
| August 1955 | 0 | ||
| September 1955 | 1 | 5.8 | 42 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan |
| October 1955 | 1 | 5.8 | 9 km W of Takanosu, Japan |
| November 1955 | 1 | 5.8 | 210 km ENE of Miyako, Japan |
| December 1955 | 1 | 6.9 | Bonin 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.