In May, Total 187 earthquakes which were larger than "earthquake intensity one" were observed. There was one earthquake bigger than earthquake intensity five (No. 4 in the table below). 15 people injured by the earthquake of No. 4.
Table: Notable Earthquakes in May 2014
| No. | Date | Earthquake center | Earthquake center | Magnitude | Earthquake intensity | Strongest quake observed at |
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| 1 | May | 3 | 岐阜、長野 | Gifu, Nagano | 3.9 | 3 | Gifu, Ngano |
| 2 | May | 3 | 硫黄島近海 | Near Iwo Jima | 6.0 | 2 | Ogasawara |
| 3 | May | 5 | 茨城県南部 | Ibaraki | 4.2 | 3 | Saitama |
| 4 | May | 5 | 伊豆大島近海 | Near Izu Oshima | 6.0 | 5 | Tokyo |
| 5 | May | 13 | 千葉県北西部 | Chiba | 4.9 | 4 | Saitama, Yokohama |
| 6 | May | 13 | 茨城県南部 | Ibaraki | 4.0 | 3 | Tochigi |
| 7 | May | 30 | 釧路地方中南部 | Kushiro | 4.2 | 3 | Hokkaido |
Size of circle indicates magnitude. Color of circle indicates depth of the hypocenter.
Source is Japan Meteorological Agency.
www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqev/data/gaikyo/index.html#monthly
www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/eqev/data/gaikyo/monthly/201405/201405monthly.pdf
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- Notable Earthquakes in September of 2013
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- Notable Earthquakes in November of 2013
- Notable Earthquakes in December 2013
- Notable Earthquakes in January 2014
- Notable Earthquakes in February 2014
- Notable Earthquakes in March 2014
- Notable Earthquakes in April 2014
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