The earthquake catalog used in this study is produced by the Japan Meteorological Agency, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The catalog is based on seismic data provided by the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, the Japan Meteorological Agency, Hokkaido University, Hirosaki University, Tohoku University, the University of Tokyo, Nagoya University, Kyoto University, Kochi University, Kyushu University, Kagoshima University, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, the Geographical Survey Institute, Tokyo Metropolis, Shizuoka Prefecture, Hot Springs Research Institute of Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City, and Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.
For clarity on these “reviewed” 2012 monthly maps I have only used earthquake events above magnitude 1.0
At the bottom of each map is a list of the number of quakes of each magnitude, the totals for the month and the total energy released in tons of TNT (TTNT)
Click on Icon for event details.
To view larger map and the list, which has newest events at the top, click on text “View Larger Map” below map.
December 2012summary
mag1= 3,367, mag2= 1,942, mag3= 879 |
November 2012summary
mag1= 2976, mag2= 1388, mag3= 459 |
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