Japan earthquakes in 1956
19 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1956. The largest: M7.3 Izu Islands, Japan region, Feb 18, 1956.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1956 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1956
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.2127 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.0128 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.4Bonin Islands, Japan region · 35 km deep
- 6.1102 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 41 km deep
- 5.972 km NE of Naze, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.187 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.34 km S of Shisui, Japan · 66 km deep
- 5.92 km ESE of Shiroishi, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.481 km S of Shimoda, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.6203 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.275 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.0179 km E of Naze, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.627 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.282 km SE of Kushiro, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.333 km N of Abashiri, Japan · 20 km deep
- 7.3Izu Islands, Japan region · 484 km deep
- 5.53 km E of Honch?, Japan · 40 km deep
- 6.1119 km ESE of Namie, Japan · 39 km deep
- 5.876 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1956 | 1 | 5.8 | 76 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan |
| February 1956 | 3 | 7.3 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| March 1956 | 1 | 6.3 | 33 km N of Abashiri, Japan |
| April 1956 | 2 | 6.2 | 82 km SE of Kushiro, Japan |
| May 1956 | 0 | ||
| June 1956 | 2 | 6.2 | 75 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan |
| July 1956 | 0 | ||
| August 1956 | 2 | 6.4 | 81 km S of Shimoda, Japan |
| September 1956 | 2 | 6.3 | 4 km S of Shisui, Japan |
| October 1956 | 1 | 6.1 | 87 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan |
| November 1956 | 3 | 6.4 | Bonin Islands, Japan region |
| December 1956 | 2 | 6.2 | 127 km SSE of Shimoda, 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.