Earthquake archive

1938 Earthquakes

Name: 1938 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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156 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 1938, the largest a M8.5 near 1938 Banda Sea Earthquake.

← 1937 1939 →

Total M4.5+

156

M6+

149

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M8.5

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 1938

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

18.5
1938 Banda Sea Earthquake
February 1, 1938 · 25 km deep
28.2
1938 Semidi Islands, Alaska Earthquake
November 10, 1938 · 35 km deep
37.8
105 km E of Iwaki, Japan
November 5, 1938 · 35 km deep
47.7
116 km E of Namie, Japan
November 6, 1938 · 30 km deep
57.7
116 km ESE of Namie, Japan
November 5, 1938 · 35 km deep
67.7
69 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan
May 23, 1938 · 15 km deep
77.7
120 km NE of Palu, Indonesia
May 19, 1938 · 35 km deep
87.7
35 km N of Hirara, Japan
June 10, 1938 · 20 km deep
97.6
141 km ESE of Namie, Japan
November 6, 1938 · 25 km deep
107.6
78 km S of Naze, Japan
June 16, 1938 · 20 km deep
117.5
48 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
May 12, 1938 · 35 km deep
127.2
182 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
October 10, 1938 · 15 km deep
137.2
70 km SE of Maumere, Indonesia
October 20, 1938 · 66 km deep
147.1
200 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan
November 13, 1938 · 35 km deep
157.1
21 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
September 7, 1938 · 15 km deep
167.1
170 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia
June 9, 1938 · 15 km deep
177.1
41 km W of Pagsanahan Norte, Philippines
May 23, 1938 · 15 km deep
187.0
99 km E of Iwaki, Japan
November 30, 1938 · 30 km deep
197.0
22 km ESE of Kemin, Kyrgyzstan
June 20, 1938 · 15 km deep
207.0
72 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu
May 30, 1938 · 35 km deep
217.0
113 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
December 6, 1938 · 15 km deep
227.0
31 km SE of Falam, Myanmar
August 16, 1938 · 75 km deep
237.0
15 km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand
December 16, 1938 · 100 km deep
247.0
21 km NW of Ölgii, Mongolia
October 19, 1938 · 10 km deep
256.9
105 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska
November 17, 1938 · 35 km deep
266.9
174 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan
November 9, 1938 · 15 km deep
276.9
Scotia Sea
January 24, 1938 · 10 km deep
286.8
155 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan
November 22, 1938 · 25 km deep
296.8
130 km ESE of Namie, Japan
November 7, 1938 · 30 km deep
306.8
110 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
December 7, 1938 · 55 km deep
316.8
202 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
October 12, 1938 · 15 km deep
326.8
14 km E of San Pedro, Philippines
August 29, 1938 · 15 km deep
336.7
60 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan
September 21, 1938 · 15 km deep
346.7
35 km NNE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
August 30, 1938 · 15 km deep
356.7
280 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada
March 22, 1938 · 10 km deep
366.6
off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand
February 13, 1938 · 35 km deep
376.6
10 km ENE of Wailua, Hawaii
January 23, 1938 · 10 km deep
386.6
26 km NE of Kaman, Turkey
April 19, 1938 · 10 km deep
396.6
113 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
June 23, 1938 · 45 km deep
406.6
southeast Indian Ridge
May 8, 1938 · 10 km deep
416.6
115 km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand
December 16, 1938 · 15 km deep
426.6
Izu Islands, Japan region
November 10, 1938 · 25 km deep
436.6
105 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
November 13, 1938 · 65 km deep
446.6
104 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska
November 11, 1938 · 35 km deep
456.6
233 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
July 22, 1938 · 20 km deep
466.5
156 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan
November 7, 1938 · 30 km deep
476.5
258 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
December 1, 1938 · 25 km deep
486.5
126 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
March 8, 1938 · 50 km deep
496.5
south of the Fiji Islands
April 20, 1938 · 35 km deep
506.5
118 km ESE of ?funato, Japan
December 7, 1938 · 25 km deep
516.5
southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia
November 15, 1938 · 15 km deep
526.5
143 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
November 14, 1938 · 35 km deep
536.5
17 km WSW of Tanabe, Japan
January 11, 1938 · 25 km deep
546.5
127 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan
November 29, 1938 · 25 km deep
556.5
127 km E of Iwaki, Japan
November 7, 1938 · 25 km deep
566.5
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
January 25, 1938 · 15 km deep
576.5
56 km NNE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
January 7, 1938 · 15 km deep
586.5
14 km S of Santiago Tepextla, Mexico
January 2, 1938 · 25 km deep
596.5
100 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan
December 3, 1938 · 25 km deep
606.5
71 km SSW of Papanoa, Mexico
May 11, 1938 · 20 km deep
616.4
150 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia
July 29, 1938 · 35 km deep
626.4
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
July 6, 1938 · 75 km deep
636.4
73 km ESE of Khovd, Mongolia
December 17, 1938 · 10 km deep
646.4
Volcano Islands, Japan region
January 1, 1938 · 15 km deep
656.4
133 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan
December 13, 1938 · 20 km deep
666.4
167 km E of Namie, Japan
November 7, 1938 · 25 km deep
676.4
232 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
August 25, 1938 · 15 km deep
686.4
Tarapaca, Chile
April 17, 1938 · 35 km deep
696.4
Scotia Sea
April 2, 1938 · 10 km deep
706.3
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
July 5, 1938 · 35 km deep
716.3
105 km E of Iwaki, Japan
November 6, 1938 · 25 km deep
726.3
197 km ESE of Naze, Japan
April 23, 1938 · 15 km deep
736.3
82 km E of Shikotan, Russia
December 19, 1938 · 35 km deep
746.3
154 km ESE of ?funato, Japan
December 18, 1938 · 15 km deep
756.3
32 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 13, 1938 · 15 km deep
766.3
145 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
September 27, 1938 · 35 km deep
776.3
60 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
March 25, 1938 · 15 km deep
786.3
139 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia
December 21, 1938 · 25 km deep
796.3
92 km E of Iwaki, Japan
November 25, 1938 · 25 km deep
806.3
187 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
December 4, 1938 · 35 km deep
816.3
64 km E of Iwaki, Japan
November 7, 1938 · 25 km deep
826.3
47 km ESE of Kemis?, Ethiopia
September 27, 1938 · 15 km deep
836.3
74 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador
February 8, 1938 · 15 km deep
846.3
27 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador
February 8, 1938 · 15 km deep
856.3
102 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador
September 1, 1938 · 15 km deep
866.3
Kuril Islands
November 12, 1938 · 35 km deep
876.3
167 km NNE of Shi Yomi, India
November 21, 1938 · 15 km deep
886.3
19 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska
December 9, 1938 · 25 km deep
896.2
Macquarie Island region
October 9, 1938 · 10 km deep
906.2
213 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
September 28, 1938 · 15 km deep
916.2
Kuril Islands
November 19, 1938 · 25 km deep
926.2
119 km E of Iwaki, Japan
November 7, 1938 · 25 km deep
936.2
149 km W of Port Orford, Oregon
May 28, 1938 · 10 km deep
946.2
southwest of Africa
March 1, 1938 · 15 km deep
956.2
51 km SE of Hasaki, Japan
October 29, 1938 · 15 km deep
966.2
109 km E of Namie, Japan
November 6, 1938 · 25 km deep
976.2
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
September 5, 1938 · 15 km deep
986.2
142 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines
March 31, 1938 · 15 km deep
996.2
71 km ESE of Namie, Japan
November 16, 1938 · 25 km deep
1006.2
62 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
May 22, 1938 · 35 km deep