Notable Earthquakes in May 2014 in Japan
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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