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Japan earthquakes in 1964

35 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1964. The largest: M7.6 27 km NW of Murakami, Japan, Jun 16, 1964.

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

19631965

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Where every quake of 1964 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1964

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1964 in Japan.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 196436.233 km S of Honchō, Japan
February 196456.248 km E of Ōarai, Japan
March 19640
April 196446.1172 km ESE of Tomioka, Japan
May 196467.083 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan
June 196467.627 km NW of Murakami, Japan
July 196416.043 km NNW of Murakami, Japan
August 196415.9Izu Islands, Japan region
September 196415.6Izu Islands, Japan region
October 196415.9248 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
November 196426.011 km SSE of Sado, Japan
December 196456.470 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan

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 1964

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.