Japan earthquakes in 1963
22 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1963. The largest: M6.7 123 km NW of Ishikawa, Japan, Jan 31, 1963.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1963 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1963
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.7192 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 27 km deep
- 6.223 km ESE of Takanabe, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.7134 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 43 km deep
- 6.427 km SSE of Nishinoomote, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.582 km ENE of Namie, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.5Bonin Islands, Japan region · 494 km deep
- 5.774 km E of ?arai, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.967 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 30 km deep
- 5.7181 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.9Izu Islands, Japan region · 18 km deep
- 5.876 km NE of Naze, Japan · 30 km deep
- 5.770 km SSW of Shimoda, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.781 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 64 km deep
- 6.350 km E of ?arai, Japan · 47 km deep
- 5.8111 km E of Nago, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.850 km SSE of Rishiri Town, Japan · 258 km deep
- 6.327 km NW of Tsuruga, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.555 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 45 km deep
- 5.9150 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 30 km deep
- 5.734 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.7123 km NW of Ishikawa, Japan · 50 km deep
- 6.0103 km S of Yudomari, Japan · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1963 | 2 | 6.7 | 123 km NW of Ishikawa, Japan |
| February 1963 | 1 | 5.7 | 34 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan |
| March 1963 | 3 | 6.3 | 27 km NW of Tsuruga, Japan |
| April 1963 | 2 | 5.8 | 111 km E of Nago, Japan |
| May 1963 | 2 | 6.3 | 50 km E of ?arai, Japan |
| June 1963 | 3 | 5.9 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| July 1963 | 3 | 5.9 | 67 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan |
| August 1963 | 4 | 6.5 | 82 km ENE of Namie, Japan |
| September 1963 | 0 | ||
| October 1963 | 2 | 6.2 | 23 km ESE of Takanabe, Japan |
| November 1963 | 0 | ||
| December 1963 | 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.