Japan earthquakes in 1958
28 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1958. The largest: M7.2 68 km NNE of Ishigaki, Japan, Mar 11, 1958.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1958 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1958
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.1195 km W of Naze, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.0197 km W of Naze, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.1Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.8Bonin Islands, Japan region · 65 km deep
- 6.0Bonin Islands, Japan region · 65 km deep
- 5.6Volcano Islands, Japan region · 25 km deep
- 5.691 km E of ?arai, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.657 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.1139 km E of Hachinohe, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.4118 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.3Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.8195 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.4Izu Islands, Japan region · 25 km deep
- 6.2Izu Islands, Japan region · 25 km deep
- 5.9Izu Islands, Japan region · 20 km deep
- 5.6116 km SE of Hirara, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.0Volcano Islands, Japan region · 35 km deep
- 5.752 km W of Kaseda-shirakame, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.545 km E of Iwaki, Japan · 45 km deep
- 6.070 km E of Hirara, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.3off the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.9138 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.2167 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.8off the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 10 km deep
- 7.268 km NNE of Ishigaki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.5199 km NE of Miyako, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.177 km SSE of ?funato, Japan · 35 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1958 in Japan.
- 7.268 km NNE of Ishigaki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.8off the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 10 km deep
- 6.3Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.3off the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.2167 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.2Izu Islands, Japan region · 25 km deep
- 6.1195 km W of Naze, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.177 km SSE of ?funato, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.1139 km E of Hachinohe, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.1Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.0197 km W of Naze, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.0Bonin Islands, Japan region · 65 km deep
- 6.070 km E of Hirara, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.0Volcano Islands, Japan region · 35 km deep
- 5.9Izu Islands, Japan region · 20 km deep
- 5.9138 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8Bonin Islands, Japan region · 65 km deep
- 5.8195 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.752 km W of Kaseda-shirakame, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.657 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.6Volcano Islands, Japan region · 25 km deep
- 5.691 km E of ?arai, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.6116 km SE of Hirara, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.5199 km NE of Miyako, Japan · 20 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1958 | 0 | ||
| February 1958 | 2 | 6.1 | 77 km SSE of ?funato, Japan |
| March 1958 | 1 | 7.2 | 68 km NNE of Ishigaki, Japan |
| April 1958 | 6 | 6.8 | off the east coast of Honshu, Japan |
| May 1958 | 1 | 5.7 | 52 km W of Kaseda-shirakame, Japan |
| June 1958 | 4 | 6.2 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| July 1958 | 3 | 6.3 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| August 1958 | 1 | 5.4 | 118 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan |
| September 1958 | 3 | 6.1 | 139 km E of Hachinohe, Japan |
| October 1958 | 1 | 5.6 | Volcano Islands, Japan region |
| November 1958 | 3 | 6.1 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| December 1958 | 3 | 6.1 | 195 km W of Naze, 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.