Earthquake archive

1947 Earthquakes

Name: 1947 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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86 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 1947, the largest a M7.7 near 46 km E of Gisborne, New Zealand.

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Total M4.5+

M6+

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M7.7

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 1947

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

17.7
46 km E of Gisborne, New Zealand
March 25, 1947 · 15 km deep
27.6
23 km E of Santa Rosa, Peru
November 1, 1947 · 20 km deep
37.6
138 km SW of Insrom, Indonesia
May 27, 1947 · 15 km deep
47.6
82 km ENE of Gisborne, New Zealand
May 17, 1947 · 25 km deep
57.6
Qinghai-Sichuan border region, China
March 17, 1947 · 15 km deep
67.4
92 km WSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
May 6, 1947 · 35 km deep
77.3
4 km WNW of Koróni, Greece
October 6, 1947 · 15 km deep
87.3
73 km W of Shi Yomi, India
July 29, 1947 · 20 km deep
97.3
195 km E of Biak, Indonesia
April 2, 1947 · 15 km deep
107.2
Mariana Islands region
June 19, 1947 · 35 km deep
117.1
72 km W of Rumoi, Japan
November 4, 1947 · 15 km deep
127.1
128 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
June 12, 1947 · 15 km deep
137.1
Central Alaska
October 16, 1947 · 26 km deep
147.1
142 km E of Shikotan, Russia
April 14, 1947 · 30 km deep
157.0
Mariana Islands region
June 13, 1947 · 35 km deep
166.9
52 km WSW of Q?’en, Iran
September 23, 1947 · 15 km deep
176.9
152 km SE of Gisborne, New Zealand
August 27, 1947 · 15 km deep
186.9
5 km NE of Lim-oo, Philippines
June 7, 1947 · 15 km deep
196.8
16 km SW of Pasni, Pakistan
August 5, 1947 · 15 km deep
206.7
249 km N of Saga, China
February 10, 1947 · 15 km deep
216.7
160 km E of Shikotan, Russia
January 3, 1947 · 15 km deep
226.7
273 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
November 9, 1947 · 15 km deep
236.7
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
April 24, 1947 · 15 km deep
246.6
54 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia
September 25, 1947 · 15 km deep
256.6
86 km SSE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
March 2, 1947 · 35 km deep
266.6
60 km SSW of Guantánamo, Cuba
August 7, 1947 · 35 km deep
276.6
Mariana Islands region
June 13, 1947 · 20 km deep
286.5
south of the Kermadec Islands
October 14, 1947 · 15 km deep
296.5
62 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
February 7, 1947 · 15 km deep
306.5
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
December 15, 1947 · 10 km deep
316.5
291 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
November 12, 1947 · 30 km deep
326.5
Vanuatu
July 24, 1947 · 15 km deep
336.5
The 1947 Manix, California Earthquake
April 10, 1947 · 6 km deep
346.5
Kuril Islands
August 28, 1947 · 55 km deep
356.4
23 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska
October 20, 1947 · 20 km deep
366.4
South Sandwich Islands region
July 23, 1947 · 15 km deep
376.4
5 km WNW of Mapiri, Bolivia
February 24, 1947 · 20 km deep
386.4
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
October 10, 1947 · 15 km deep
396.4
151 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia
October 5, 1947 · 25 km deep
406.4
43 km W of Yonakuni, Japan
April 2, 1947 · 35 km deep
416.4
67 km SSW of Tanabe, Japan
January 24, 1947 · 10 km deep
426.4
56 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
August 28, 1947 · 35 km deep
436.4
86 km W of Basco, Philippines
April 11, 1947 · 30 km deep
446.4
56 km S of Muroto-misakicho, Japan
February 21, 1947 · 15 km deep
456.4
34 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
September 3, 1947 · 35 km deep
466.3
102 km WSW of Kuril’sk, Russia
October 10, 1947 · 15 km deep
476.3
270 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
November 21, 1947 · 15 km deep
486.3
16 km ENE of Poturo, Mexico
October 3, 1947 · 65 km deep
496.3
62 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
November 1, 1947 · 35 km deep
506.3
101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
December 31, 1947 · 15 km deep
516.3
29 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece
August 30, 1947 · 15 km deep
526.3
87 km N of Aral, China
August 24, 1947 · 35 km deep
536.3
14 km ENE of Haqqulobod, Uzbekistan
June 2, 1947 · 15 km deep
546.2
116 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
November 21, 1947 · 35 km deep
556.2
Mariana Islands region
June 19, 1947 · 20 km deep
566.2
43 km SW of Shing?, Japan
July 16, 1947 · 15 km deep
576.2
6 km E of Daram, Philippines
June 10, 1947 · 15 km deep
586.2
South Indian Ocean
December 24, 1947 · 15 km deep
596.2
42 km WNW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua
January 25, 1947 · 45 km deep
606.2
145 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
September 4, 1947 · 15 km deep
616.2
76 km S of Antofagasta, Chile
January 21, 1947 · 35 km deep
626.2
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region
May 8, 1947 · 15 km deep
636.1
93 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
July 12, 1947 · 35 km deep
646.1
53 km NNW of Wanaka, New Zealand
October 13, 1947 · 15 km deep
656.1
South Sandwich Islands region
July 24, 1947 · 35 km deep
666.1
Mariana Islands region
June 14, 1947 · 20 km deep
676.1
144 km SSE of Georgetown, Saint Helena
March 10, 1947 · 15 km deep
686.1
south of Java, Indonesia
May 11, 1947 · 15 km deep
696.1
111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
May 2, 1947 · 35 km deep
706.1
30 km SSW of Big Sky, Montana
November 23, 1947 · 15 km deep
716.1
216 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
November 21, 1947 · 15 km deep
726.1
108 km E of Dib Dibba, Oman
October 3, 1947 · 15 km deep
736.1
117 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
July 12, 1947 · 36 km deep
746.0
55 km WSW of Q?’en, Iran
September 26, 1947 · 15 km deep
756.0
53 km SE of Muroto-misakicho, Japan
February 16, 1947 · 15 km deep
766.0
81 km NW of Bhamo, Myanmar
September 9, 1947 · 15 km deep
776.0
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
August 9, 1947 · 15 km deep
786.0
124 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan
May 25, 1947 · 25 km deep
796.0
33 km NNE of Mawlaik, Myanmar
May 8, 1947 · 57 km deep
806.0
34 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan
March 16, 1947 · 35 km deep
816.0
83 km WNW of Naze, Japan
February 9, 1947 · 25 km deep
826.0
South Atlantic Ocean
September 17, 1947 · 15 km deep
836.0
28 km NE of Cortes, Philippines
January 8, 1947 · 35 km deep
845.7
Mindanao, Philippines
April 26, 1947 · 35 km deep
855.7
2 km ENE of Malisbeng, Philippines
April 26, 1947 · 35 km deep
865.7
30 km N of Namuac, Philippines
December 19, 1947 · 35 km deep