Japan earthquakes in 1960
23 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1960. The largest: M8.0 113 km ENE of Miyako, Japan, Mar 21, 1960.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1960 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1960
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.1Bonin Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 6.199 km ESE of ?hara, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.8112 km NNE of Nago, Japan · 45 km deep
- 5.883 km E of Hachinohe, Japan · 53 km deep
- 5.786 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.851 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 53 km deep
- 5.8100 km N of Hirara, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.510 km N of Koseda, Japan · 60 km deep
- 5.890 km NE of Miyako, Japan · 45 km deep
- 5.681 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 64 km deep
- 6.5103 km NNE of Naze, Japan · 59 km deep
- 6.2119 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8143 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.9146 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.9111 km E of Miyako, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.4118 km E of Yamada, Japan · 15 km deep
- 7.0118 km E of Miyako, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.0127 km E of Miyako, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.1111 km E of Miyako, Japan · 15 km deep
- 8.0113 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8111 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 34 km deep
- 6.1off the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.370 km ESE of Muroto-misakicho, Japan · 20 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1960 | 1 | 6.3 | 70 km ESE of Muroto-misakicho, Japan |
| February 1960 | 1 | 6.1 | off the east coast of Honshu, Japan |
| March 1960 | 10 | 8.0 | 113 km ENE of Miyako, Japan |
| April 1960 | 0 | ||
| May 1960 | 1 | 6.5 | 103 km NNE of Naze, Japan |
| June 1960 | 2 | 5.8 | 90 km NE of Miyako, Japan |
| July 1960 | 3 | 6.8 | 51 km ENE of Kuji, Japan |
| August 1960 | 2 | 5.8 | 83 km E of Hachinohe, Japan |
| September 1960 | 1 | 5.8 | 112 km NNE of Nago, Japan |
| October 1960 | 1 | 6.1 | 99 km ESE of ?hara, Japan |
| November 1960 | 0 | ||
| December 1960 | 1 | 6.1 | 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.