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.
Map
Where every quake of 1962 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1962
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.720 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 50 km deep
- 6.6Izu Islands, Japan region · 431 km deep
- 5.837 km E of Hasaki, Japan · 30 km deep
- 5.981 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan · 23 km deep
- 5.921 km E of Nichinan, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.074 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 30 km deep
- 5.965 km SE of Shimoda, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.7125 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.076 km SE of Shimoda, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.590 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 129 km deep
- 5.6117 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.052 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan · 50 km deep
- 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region · 20 km deep
- 6.452 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.5Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 23 km deep
- 6.0147 km W of Naha, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.078 km S of Koshima, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.6Volcano Islands, Japan region · 269 km deep
- 5.673 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.120 km SSE of Ichinoseki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.3134 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 35 km deep
- 7.162 km SE of Obihiro, Japan · 60 km deep
- 5.6128 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 30 km deep
- 5.8144 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 25 km deep
- 7.3137 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 28 km deep
- 6.149 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan · 51 km deep
- 6.068 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan · 49 km deep
- 6.213 km SSW of Tanabe, Japan · 50 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1962 in Japan.
- 7.3137 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 28 km deep
- 7.162 km SE of Obihiro, Japan · 60 km deep
- 6.6Izu Islands, Japan region · 431 km deep
- 6.6Volcano Islands, Japan region · 269 km deep
- 6.5Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 23 km deep
- 6.590 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan · 129 km deep
- 6.452 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.3134 km SE of ?funato, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.213 km SSW of Tanabe, Japan · 50 km deep
- 6.120 km SSE of Ichinoseki, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.149 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan · 51 km deep
- 6.068 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan · 49 km deep
- 6.078 km S of Koshima, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.052 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan · 50 km deep
- 6.076 km SE of Shimoda, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.074 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.0147 km W of Naha, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.981 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan · 23 km deep
- 5.965 km SE of Shimoda, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.921 km E of Nichinan, Japan · 30 km deep
- 5.8144 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.837 km E of Hasaki, Japan · 30 km deep
- 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region · 20 km deep
- 5.7125 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 30 km deep
- 5.720 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 50 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1962 | 2 | 6.2 | 13 km SSW of Tanabe, Japan |
| February 1962 | 1 | 6.1 | 49 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan |
| March 1962 | 0 | ||
| April 1962 | 6 | 7.3 | 137 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan |
| May 1962 | 2 | 6.6 | Volcano Islands, Japan region |
| June 1962 | 4 | 6.5 | Ryukyu Islands, Japan |
| July 1962 | 3 | 6.0 | 52 km ESE of Kushiro, Japan |
| August 1962 | 4 | 6.5 | 90 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan |
| September 1962 | 1 | 6.0 | 74 km S of Nemuro, Japan |
| October 1962 | 1 | 5.9 | 21 km E of Nichinan, Japan |
| November 1962 | 2 | 5.9 | 81 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan |
| December 1962 | 2 | 6.6 | Izu 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.