Japan earthquakes in 1961
33 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1961. The largest: M7.5 18 km NNE of Nichinan, Japan, Feb 27, 1961.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1961 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1961
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.223 km ESE of Kushima, Japan · 65 km deep
- 5.8100 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.551 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 43 km deep
- 5.7Bonin Islands, Japan region · 20 km deep
- 6.0Izu Islands, Japan region · 35 km deep
- 5.7193 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 30 km deep
- 5.678 km WNW of Shimokizukuri, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.819 km E of Katsuyama, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8off the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.725 km E of Nichinan, Japan · 35 km deep
- 7.048 km SW of Nemuro, Japan · 44 km deep
- 5.7123 km SE of Nishinoomote, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.8123 km SE of Nishinoomote, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.8114 km SE of Koshima, Japan · 20 km deep
- 7.0126 km ESE of Koshima, Japan · 31 km deep
- 5.873 km E of Hasaki, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.0120 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.7135 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.990 km SW of Ishigaki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.095 km ESE of Nishinoomote, Japan · 26 km deep
- 5.66 km WNW of Yamazakich?-nakabirose, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.0205 km ESE of Nago, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.937 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 7.518 km NNE of Nichinan, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.2152 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.6east of the Kuril Islands · 35 km deep
- 6.3Kuril Islands · 34 km deep
- 6.163 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.796 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.3128 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 30 km deep
- 7.0104 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.379 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 30 km deep
- 7.293 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 30 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1961 in Japan.
- 7.518 km NNE of Nichinan, Japan · 35 km deep
- 7.293 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 30 km deep
- 7.0126 km ESE of Koshima, Japan · 31 km deep
- 7.0104 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 30 km deep
- 7.048 km SW of Nemuro, Japan · 44 km deep
- 6.819 km E of Katsuyama, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.796 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.551 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 43 km deep
- 6.379 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.3Kuril Islands · 34 km deep
- 6.3128 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.2152 km ESE of ?funato, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.223 km ESE of Kushima, Japan · 65 km deep
- 6.163 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.0120 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.095 km ESE of Nishinoomote, Japan · 26 km deep
- 6.0Izu Islands, Japan region · 35 km deep
- 6.0205 km ESE of Nago, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.937 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.990 km SW of Ishigaki, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.8100 km NE of Hasaki, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.8off the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.8123 km SE of Nishinoomote, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.873 km E of Hasaki, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.8114 km SE of Koshima, Japan · 20 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1961 | 5 | 7.2 | 93 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan |
| February 1961 | 5 | 7.5 | 18 km NNE of Nichinan, Japan |
| March 1961 | 1 | 5.9 | 37 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan |
| April 1961 | 1 | 6.0 | 205 km ESE of Nago, Japan |
| May 1961 | 3 | 6.0 | 95 km ESE of Nishinoomote, Japan |
| June 1961 | 2 | 6.0 | 120 km ESE of Yamada, Japan |
| July 1961 | 5 | 7.0 | 126 km ESE of Koshima, Japan |
| August 1961 | 5 | 7.0 | 48 km SW of Nemuro, Japan |
| September 1961 | 2 | 6.0 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| October 1961 | 1 | 5.7 | Bonin Islands, Japan region |
| November 1961 | 3 | 6.5 | 51 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan |
| December 1961 | 0 |
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.