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Japan earthquakes in 1966

52 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1966. The largest: M7.5 38 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan, Mar 13, 1966.

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

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Every quake of 1966

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 5.629 km ENE of Iwaki, Japan · 55 km deep
  2. 6.1102 km SE of Hiroo, Japan · 32 km deep
  3. 5.6207 km W of Ie, Japan · 20 km deep
  4. 5.531 km NE of Otofuke, Japan · 128 km deep
  5. 5.697 km SE of Hiroo, Japan · 29 km deep
  6. 5.580 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 68 km deep
  7. 6.7Volcano Islands, Japan region · 10 km deep
  8. 5.72 km SE of Suzaka, Japan · 10 km deep
  9. 5.7Izu Islands, Japan region · 10 km deep
  10. 5.59 km SSW of Suzaka, Japan · 6 km deep
  11. 5.65 km NNE of Sakaki, Japan · 15 km deep
  12. 5.666 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan · 20 km deep
  13. 5.816 km E of Iwanai, Japan · 159 km deep
  14. 5.512 km NE of Sakaki, Japan · 8 km deep
  15. 5.66 km NNE of Sakaki, Japan · 15 km deep
  16. 6.151 km SSW of Miyakojima, Japan · 32 km deep
  17. 5.652 km SE of Yonabaru, Japan · 18 km deep
  18. 6.466 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 113 km deep
  19. 5.550 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 45 km deep
  20. 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
  21. 5.674 km NW of Yoichi, Japan · 225 km deep
  22. 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region · 18 km deep
  23. 5.637 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 35 km deep
  24. 5.5101 km SSE of Tarama, Japan · 30 km deep
  25. 5.65 km SE of Nagano, Japan · 11 km deep
  26. 5.839 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 39 km deep
  27. 5.7Izu Islands, Japan region · 21 km deep
  28. 5.798 km SE of Itoman, Japan · 25 km deep
  29. 5.868 km S of Shimoda, Japan · 19 km deep
  30. 5.574 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 21 km deep
  31. 6.246 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 50 km deep
  32. 6.0122 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan · 10 km deep
  33. 6.1113 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan · 16 km deep
  34. 5.9115 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 20 km deep
  35. 5.716 km W of Naha, Japan · 48 km deep
  36. 5.856 km ESE of Koseda, Japan · 28 km deep
  37. 5.82 km SSW of Suzaka, Japan · 15 km deep
  38. 5.635 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan · 46 km deep
  39. 6.0Volcano Islands, Japan region · 80 km deep
  40. 6.251 km S of Yonakuni, Japan · 45 km deep
  41. 5.5137 km ESE of Nago, Japan · 15 km deep
  42. 5.748 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 47 km deep
  43. 5.551 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 49 km deep
  44. 7.538 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 25 km deep
  45. 5.9110 km NE of Tatsugō, Japan · 33 km deep
  46. 5.699 km WNW of Yoichi, Japan · 218 km deep
  47. 5.6154 km NNE of Hirara, Japan · 120 km deep
  48. 5.7Izu Islands, Japan region · 39 km deep
  49. 5.833 km SW of Ry?tsu-minato, Japan · 10 km deep
  50. 5.8104 km S of Yudomari, Japan · 25 km deep
  51. 6.281 km SSE of Shima, Japan · 19 km deep
  52. 5.399 km SSE of Toba, Japan · 15 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1966 in Japan.

  1. 7.538 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 25 km deep
  2. 6.7Volcano Islands, Japan region · 10 km deep
  3. 6.466 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan · 113 km deep
  4. 6.246 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 50 km deep
  5. 6.251 km S of Yonakuni, Japan · 45 km deep
  6. 6.281 km SSE of Shima, Japan · 19 km deep
  7. 6.1113 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan · 16 km deep
  8. 6.1102 km SE of Hiroo, Japan · 32 km deep
  9. 6.151 km SSW of Miyakojima, Japan · 32 km deep
  10. 6.0122 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan · 10 km deep
  11. 6.0Volcano Islands, Japan region · 80 km deep
  12. 5.9115 km SE of Hasaki, Japan · 20 km deep
  13. 5.9110 km NE of Tatsugō, Japan · 33 km deep
  14. 5.856 km ESE of Koseda, Japan · 28 km deep
  15. 5.816 km E of Iwanai, Japan · 159 km deep
  16. 5.839 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 39 km deep
  17. 5.8104 km S of Yudomari, Japan · 25 km deep
  18. 5.868 km S of Shimoda, Japan · 19 km deep
  19. 5.82 km SSW of Suzaka, Japan · 15 km deep
  20. 5.833 km SW of Ry?tsu-minato, Japan · 10 km deep
  21. 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
  22. 5.72 km SE of Suzaka, Japan · 10 km deep
  23. 5.716 km W of Naha, Japan · 48 km deep
  24. 5.7Izu Islands, Japan region · 39 km deep
  25. 5.748 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 47 km deep

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 196646.281 km SSE of Shima, Japan
February 196645.9110 km NE of Tatsugō, Japan
March 196667.538 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
April 196676.1113 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan
May 196686.246 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan
June 196655.8Izu Islands, Japan region
July 196636.466 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan
August 196665.816 km E of Iwanai, Japan
September 19660
October 196656.7Volcano Islands, Japan region
November 196636.1102 km SE of Hiroo, Japan
December 196615.629 km ENE of Iwaki, 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.

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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.