Japan earthquakes in 1969
46 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1969. The largest: M8.2 1969 Hokkaido Toho-oki Earthquake, Aug 12, 1969.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1969 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1969
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.325 km N of Uken, Japan · 60 km deep
- 5.6116 km E of Naze, Japan · 20 km deep
- 5.7156 km SE of Miyakojima, Japan · 16 km deep
- 5.8175 km E of Noda, Japan · 19 km deep
- 5.5251 km S of Kushiro, Japan · 29 km deep
- 5.584 km SE of Kushiro, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.5140 km WNW of Naha, Japan · 133 km deep
- 5.9119 km ESE of Tomioka, Japan · 36 km deep
- 5.44 km SSE of T?no, Japan · 116 km deep
- 5.838 km NNE of Nishinoomote, Japan · 35 km deep
- 6.047 km SSE of Kushima, Japan · 37 km deep
- 5.582 km NW of Nago, Japan · 93 km deep
- 5.864 km SE of Taira, Japan · 27 km deep
- 6.313 km W of Gero, Japan · 10 km deep
- 5.9Izu Islands, Japan region · 16 km deep
- 5.6Bonin Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.4214 km E of Miyako, Japan · 18 km deep
- 5.2210 km E of Miyako, Japan · 14 km deep
- 5.94 km NW of Tomakomai, Japan · 130 km deep
- 5.5Kuril Islands · 23 km deep
- 8.21969 Hokkaido Toho-oki Earthquake · 29 km deep
- 5.643 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan · 55 km deep
- 5.5Volcano Islands, Japan region · 15 km deep
- 5.7139 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan · 24 km deep
- 5.657 km E of Tomioka, Japan · 44 km deep
- 5.5107 km E of Yamada, Japan · 23 km deep
- 6.2157 km E of Miyako, Japan · 23 km deep
- 5.513 km WSW of Hiroo, Japan · 55 km deep
- 5.6near the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 57 km deep
- 5.562 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan · 81 km deep
- 5.641 km SE of Tatsugō, Japan · 30 km deep
- 6.0169 km E of Noda, Japan · 21 km deep
- 5.616 km NE of ?arai, Japan · 50 km deep
- 6.1117 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 36 km deep
- 7.137 km ESE of Tsunō, Japan · 37 km deep
- 5.9139 km E of Miyako, Japan · 10 km deep
- 6.1147 km E of Miyako, Japan · 23 km deep
- 5.77 km WNW of Yaita, Japan · 110 km deep
- 6.7266 km NW of Hakui, Japan · 398 km deep
- 5.8176 km E of Noda, Japan · 25 km deep
- 6.5112 km WNW of Naze, Japan · 169 km deep
- 6.0117 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan · 41 km deep
- 5.773 km NW of Shimokizukuri, Japan · 170 km deep
- 7.070 km N of Mombetsu, Japan · 245 km deep
- 5.9130 km ENE of Naze, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.5171 km ESE of Nago, Japan · 15 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1969 in Japan.
- 8.21969 Hokkaido Toho-oki Earthquake · 29 km deep
- 7.137 km ESE of Tsunō, Japan · 37 km deep
- 7.070 km N of Mombetsu, Japan · 245 km deep
- 6.7266 km NW of Hakui, Japan · 398 km deep
- 6.5112 km WNW of Naze, Japan · 169 km deep
- 6.325 km N of Uken, Japan · 60 km deep
- 6.313 km W of Gero, Japan · 10 km deep
- 6.2157 km E of Miyako, Japan · 23 km deep
- 6.1147 km E of Miyako, Japan · 23 km deep
- 6.1117 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 36 km deep
- 6.0117 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan · 41 km deep
- 6.047 km SSE of Kushima, Japan · 37 km deep
- 6.0169 km E of Noda, Japan · 21 km deep
- 5.9119 km ESE of Tomioka, Japan · 36 km deep
- 5.9130 km ENE of Naze, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.9139 km E of Miyako, Japan · 10 km deep
- 5.9Izu Islands, Japan region · 16 km deep
- 5.94 km NW of Tomakomai, Japan · 130 km deep
- 5.8175 km E of Noda, Japan · 19 km deep
- 5.8176 km E of Noda, Japan · 25 km deep
- 5.864 km SE of Taira, Japan · 27 km deep
- 5.838 km NNE of Nishinoomote, Japan · 35 km deep
- 5.7156 km SE of Miyakojima, Japan · 16 km deep
- 5.7139 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan · 24 km deep
- 5.77 km WNW of Yaita, Japan · 110 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1969 | 3 | 7.0 | 70 km N of Mombetsu, Japan |
| February 1969 | 0 | ||
| March 1969 | 5 | 6.7 | 266 km NW of Hakui, Japan |
| April 1969 | 5 | 7.1 | 37 km ESE of Tsunō, Japan |
| May 1969 | 1 | 5.6 | 16 km NE of ?arai, Japan |
| June 1969 | 5 | 6.0 | 169 km E of Noda, Japan |
| July 1969 | 5 | 6.2 | 157 km E of Miyako, Japan |
| August 1969 | 7 | 8.2 | 1969 Hokkaido Toho-oki Earthquake |
| September 1969 | 6 | 6.3 | 13 km W of Gero, Japan |
| October 1969 | 2 | 5.9 | 119 km ESE of Tomioka, Japan |
| November 1969 | 2 | 5.5 | 84 km SE of Kushiro, Japan |
| December 1969 | 5 | 6.3 | 25 km N of Uken, 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.