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Japan earthquakes in 1962

28 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1962. The largest: M7.3 137 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan, Apr 12, 1962.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1962 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1962

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1962 in Japan.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 196226.213 km SSW of Tanabe, Japan
February 196216.149 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan
March 19620
April 196267.3137 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
May 196226.6Volcano Islands, Japan region
June 196246.5Ryukyu Islands, Japan
July 196236.052 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan
August 196246.590 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan
September 196216.074 km S of Nemuro, Japan
October 196215.921 km E of Nichinan, Japan
November 196225.981 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan
December 196226.6Izu 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Japan nowWorldwide in 1962

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.