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.
Map
Where every quake of 1964 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1964
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region · 256 km deep
- 5.837 km S of Nishinoomote, Japan · 49 km deep
- 5.779 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.470 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.031 km E of Shimoda, Japan · 10 km deep
- 6.011 km SSE of Sado, Japan · 24 km deep
- 5.736 km E of Kitsuki, Japan · 68 km deep
- 5.9248 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 21 km deep
- 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.9Izu Islands, Japan region · 100 km deep
- 6.043 km NNW of Murakami, Japan · 13 km deep
- 6.849 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 60 km deep
- 5.631 km WNW of Tsuruoka, Japan · 14 km deep
- 6.220 km NNW of Murakami, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.552 km W of Tsuruoka, Japan · 10 km deep
- 5.755 km W of Tsuruoka, Japan · 15 km deep
- 7.627 km NW of Murakami, Japan · 16 km deep
- 6.367 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan · 48 km deep
- 5.9117 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 13 km deep
- 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region · 35 km deep
- 6.669 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan · 18 km deep
- 7.083 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan · 27 km deep
- 5.5170 km E of Tomioka, Japan · 10 km deep
- 5.661 km SSE of Fukuechō, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.752 km SSE of Miyakojima, Japan · 39 km deep
- 5.8103 km NNE of Tatsugō, Japan · 31 km deep
- 6.1172 km ESE of Tomioka, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.0133 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 23 km deep
- 5.985 km E of Miyako, Japan · 41 km deep
- 5.8155 km ESE of Miyakojima, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.248 km E of Ōarai, Japan · 50 km deep
- 6.041 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 17 km deep
- 6.2Izu Islands, Japan region · 50 km deep
- 6.233 km S of Honchō, Japan · 40 km deep
- 5.690 km NW of Nago, Japan · 100 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1964 in Japan.
- 7.627 km NW of Murakami, Japan · 16 km deep
- 7.083 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan · 27 km deep
- 6.849 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 60 km deep
- 6.669 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan · 18 km deep
- 6.552 km W of Tsuruoka, Japan · 10 km deep
- 6.470 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.367 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan · 48 km deep
- 6.220 km NNW of Murakami, Japan · 15 km deep
- 6.248 km E of Ōarai, Japan · 50 km deep
- 6.233 km S of Honchō, Japan · 40 km deep
- 6.2Izu Islands, Japan region · 50 km deep
- 6.1172 km ESE of Tomioka, Japan · 20 km deep
- 6.0133 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 23 km deep
- 6.011 km SSE of Sado, Japan · 24 km deep
- 6.043 km NNW of Murakami, Japan · 13 km deep
- 6.031 km E of Shimoda, Japan · 10 km deep
- 6.041 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 17 km deep
- 5.9248 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 21 km deep
- 5.9Izu Islands, Japan region · 100 km deep
- 5.9117 km SE of Katsuura, Japan · 13 km deep
- 5.985 km E of Miyako, Japan · 41 km deep
- 5.837 km S of Nishinoomote, Japan · 49 km deep
- 5.8155 km ESE of Miyakojima, Japan · 15 km deep
- 5.8103 km NNE of Tatsugō, Japan · 31 km deep
- 5.779 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1964 | 3 | 6.2 | 33 km S of Honchō, Japan |
| February 1964 | 5 | 6.2 | 48 km E of Ōarai, Japan |
| March 1964 | 0 | ||
| April 1964 | 4 | 6.1 | 172 km ESE of Tomioka, Japan |
| May 1964 | 6 | 7.0 | 83 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan |
| June 1964 | 6 | 7.6 | 27 km NW of Murakami, Japan |
| July 1964 | 1 | 6.0 | 43 km NNW of Murakami, Japan |
| August 1964 | 1 | 5.9 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| September 1964 | 1 | 5.6 | Izu Islands, Japan region |
| October 1964 | 1 | 5.9 | 248 km SE of Katsuura, Japan |
| November 1964 | 2 | 6.0 | 11 km SSE of Sado, Japan |
| December 1964 | 5 | 6.4 | 70 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.
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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.