1952 Earthquakes

Largest earthquakes of 1952

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

1. 19.0
   89 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

   November 4, 1952 · 22 km deep

2. 28.1
   1952 Tokachi-Oki Earthquake

   March 4, 1952 · 45 km deep

3. 37.5
   The 1952 Kern County, California Earthquake

   July 21, 1952 · 6 km deep

4. 47.4
   101 km SSW of Nagqu, China

   August 17, 1952 · 25 km deep

5. 57.3
   108 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines

   March 19, 1952 · 15 km deep

6. 67.0
   77 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste

   February 14, 1952 · 25 km deep

7. 77.0
   Solomon Islands

   December 6, 1952 · 15 km deep

8. 86.9
   110 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

   March 9, 1952 · 50 km deep

9. 96.9
   102 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

   November 4, 1952 · 30 km deep

10. 106.8
    110 km NW of Madang, Papua New Guinea

    November 6, 1952 · 52 km deep

11. 116.8
    Kuril Islands

    June 22, 1952 · 27 km deep

12. 126.8
    8 km W of Nueve de Julio, Argentina

    June 11, 1952 · 25 km deep

13. 136.8
    125 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    December 24, 1952 · 21 km deep

14. 146.7
    78 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

    November 29, 1952 · 24 km deep

15. 156.7
    173 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

    November 4, 1952 · 20 km deep

16. 166.7
    49 km S of Quepos, Costa Rica

    September 9, 1952 · 15 km deep

17. 176.7
    134 km S of Nemuro, Japan

    March 4, 1952 · 15 km deep

18. 186.7
    104 km N of K?ng Tung, Myanmar

    June 19, 1952 · 10 km deep

19. 196.7
    178 km SSE of Ishigaki, Japan

    January 13, 1952 · 20 km deep

20. 206.6
    119 km E of Yamada, Japan

    October 26, 1952 · 28 km deep

21. 216.6
    103 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa

    June 19, 1952 · 15 km deep

22. 226.6
    59 km N of Xichang, China

    September 30, 1952 · 10 km deep

23. 236.6
    36 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan

    June 20, 1952 · 35 km deep

24. 246.6
    off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

    November 6, 1952 · 30 km deep

25. 256.6
    150 km WNW of Pariaman, Indonesia

    May 24, 1952 · 30 km deep

26. 266.5
    129 km S of Kushiro, Japan

    May 19, 1952 · 30 km deep

27. 276.5
    140 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

    November 5, 1952 · 33 km deep

28. 286.5
    33 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

    November 7, 1952 · 54 km deep

29. 296.5
    46 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece

    December 17, 1952 · 25 km deep

30. 306.5
    182 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

    November 4, 1952 · 23 km deep

31. 316.5
    19 km WNW of Komatsu, Japan

    March 7, 1952 · 10 km deep

32. 326.5
    85 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines

    December 28, 1952 · 35 km deep

33. 336.5
    122 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia

    July 13, 1952 · 25 km deep

34. 346.5
    66 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

    November 13, 1952 · 45 km deep

35. 356.5
    106 km E of Yamada, Japan

    October 27, 1952 · 23 km deep

36. 366.5
    105 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

    November 5, 1952 · 25 km deep

37. 376.5
    98 km E of Yamada, Japan

    October 26, 1952 · 28 km deep

38. 386.5
    Fiji region

    June 10, 1952 · 25 km deep

39. 396.5
    South Sandwich Islands region

    April 15, 1952 · 15 km deep

40. 406.5
    77 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska

    December 7, 1952 · 35 km deep

41. 416.5
    140 km E of Yamada, Japan

    October 26, 1952 · 25 km deep

42. 426.5
    124 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga

    February 25, 1952 · 42 km deep

43. 436.5
    71 km S of Akhiok, Alaska

    November 29, 1952 · 20 km deep

44. 446.5
    210 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

    November 8, 1952 · 20 km deep

45. 456.5
    136 km ESE of Yamada, Japan

    October 31, 1952 · 20 km deep

46. 466.5
    53 km N of Rukungiri, Uganda

    June 30, 1952 · 15 km deep

47. 476.5
    18 km E of Cubará, Colombia

    April 19, 1952 · 28 km deep

48. 486.4
    213 km W of Port Orford, Oregon

    August 20, 1952 · 15 km deep

49. 496.4
    129 km S of Nemuro, Japan

    March 5, 1952 · 16 km deep

50. 506.4
    6 km NNW of Nandayure, Costa Rica

    May 13, 1952 · 35 km deep

51. 516.4
    40 km NNE of Barkhan, Pakistan

    October 10, 1952 · 35 km deep

52. 526.4
    230 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

    December 11, 1952 · 60 km deep

53. 536.4
    84 km E of La Rivera, Mexico

    March 5, 1952 · 10 km deep

54. 546.4
    134 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    December 24, 1952 · 35 km deep

55. 556.4
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    November 7, 1952 · 35 km deep

56. 566.4
    192 km ESE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

    April 19, 1952 · 35 km deep

57. 576.4
    Kuril Islands

    November 7, 1952 · 15 km deep

58. 586.4
    South Atlantic Ocean

    June 19, 1952 · 15 km deep

59. 596.4
    145 km S of Kushiro, Japan

    May 17, 1952 · 39 km deep

60. 606.4
    169 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia

    November 5, 1952 · 20 km deep

61. 616.3
    153 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

    November 5, 1952 · 30 km deep

62. 626.3
    117 km E of Yamada, Japan

    October 28, 1952 · 15 km deep

63. 636.3
    48 km NNE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

    October 11, 1952 · 15 km deep

64. 646.3
    75 km ESE of Ishigaki, Japan

    April 10, 1952 · 15 km deep

65. 656.3
    48 km NW of Bengkulu, Indonesia

    March 15, 1952 · 15 km deep

66. 666.3
    36 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu

    October 18, 1952 · 35 km deep

67. 676.3
    56 km NE of Loreto, Mexico

    November 7, 1952 · 15 km deep

68. 686.3
    west of Macquarie Island

    May 31, 1952 · 15 km deep

69. 696.3
    122 km SW of Jaqué, Panama

    May 16, 1952 · 10 km deep

70. 706.3
    151 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan

    March 5, 1952 · 15 km deep

71. 716.3
    136 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska

    January 12, 1952 · 25 km deep

72. 726.3
    125 km S of Nemuro, Japan

    March 4, 1952 · 12 km deep

73. 736.3
    10 km NE of El Alto, Peru

    January 15, 1952 · 35 km deep

74. 746.3
    173 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

    November 7, 1952 · 30 km deep

75. 756.3
    213 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga

    October 10, 1952 · 25 km deep

76. 766.3
    78 km SSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua

    November 20, 1952 · 35 km deep

77. 776.3
    40 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

    November 5, 1952 · 54 km deep

78. 786.3
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    September 11, 1952 · 38 km deep

79. 796.3
    22 km S of Maloh, Philippines

    April 8, 1952 · 35 km deep

80. 806.3
    3 km ENE of Chunghwa, North Korea

    March 19, 1952 · 35 km deep

81. 816.3
    120 km SE of Kushiro, Japan

    March 5, 1952 · 25 km deep

82. 826.3
    62 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

    March 3, 1952 · 22 km deep

83. 836.3
    103 km E of Yamada, Japan

    October 26, 1952 · 24 km deep

84. 846.3
    South Sandwich Islands region

    April 16, 1952 · 15 km deep

85. 856.3
    81 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

    August 14, 1952 · 48 km deep

86. 866.2
    96 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

    August 16, 1952 · 35 km deep

87. 876.2
    195 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia

    April 18, 1952 · 17 km deep

88. 886.2
    127 km SE of Kushiro, Japan

    May 14, 1952 · 30 km deep

89. 896.2
    226 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines

    April 14, 1952 · 70 km deep

90. 906.2
    235 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

    December 29, 1952 · 12 km deep

91. 916.2
    79 km SE of Koshima, Japan

    May 22, 1952 · 30 km deep

92. 926.2
    97 km NW of Jinghong, China

    December 8, 1952 · 15 km deep

93. 936.2
    Solomon Islands

    March 4, 1952 · 15 km deep

94. 946.2
    134 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

    December 25, 1952 · 45 km deep

95. 956.2
    152 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    December 25, 1952 · 35 km deep

96. 966.2
    28km NW of Cambria, CA

    November 22, 1952 · 6 km deep

97. 976.2
    66 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

    September 27, 1952 · 60 km deep

98. 986.2
    24 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile

    August 18, 1952 · 35 km deep

99. 996.2
    27 km SE of Makamba, Burundi

    January 31, 1952 · 20 km deep

100. 1006.2
     258 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

     December 18, 1952 · 16 km deep