Earthquake archive

1963 Earthquakes

Name: 1963 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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331 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 1963, the largest a M8.5 near 1963 Kuril Islands Earthquake.

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Total M4.5+

331

M6+

129

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M8.5

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 1963

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

18.5
1963 Kuril Islands Earthquake
October 13, 1963 · 35 km deep
28.1
1963 Banda Sea Earthquake
November 4, 1963 · 110 km deep
37.8
217 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
October 20, 1963 · 28 km deep
47.7
50 km N of Sandia, Peru
August 15, 1963 · 550 km deep
57.7
east of the Kuril Islands
March 16, 1963 · 15 km deep
67.6
132 km SW of Tarauacá, Brazil
November 9, 1963 · 591 km deep
77.6
south of the Fiji Islands
December 18, 1963 · 55 km deep
87.5
49 km WSW of Wau, Papua New Guinea
February 26, 1963 · 187 km deep
97.4
28 km NW of Lata, Solomon Islands
September 15, 1963 · 35 km deep
107.3
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
March 26, 1963 · 10 km deep
117.2
55 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands
September 17, 1963 · 45 km deep
127.2
51 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan
February 13, 1963 · 30 km deep
137.1
197 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia
April 16, 1963 · 30 km deep
147.1
204 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia
April 16, 1963 · 30 km deep
157.0
164 km N of Pamanukan, Indonesia
December 15, 1963 · 662 km deep
167.0
217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
August 25, 1963 · 570 km deep
177.0
124 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
October 12, 1963 · 38 km deep
186.9
28 km W of Paramonga, Peru
September 24, 1963 · 64 km deep
196.9
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
August 3, 1963 · 15 km deep
206.9
Kuril Islands
June 28, 1963 · 25 km deep
216.9
251 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
May 22, 1963 · 30 km deep
226.9
41 km W of Siglufjörður, Iceland
March 28, 1963 · 10 km deep
236.8
65 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
May 1, 1963 · 143 km deep
246.8
South Sandwich Islands region
January 30, 1963 · 25 km deep
256.8
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
November 17, 1963 · 20 km deep
266.8
south of the Fiji Islands
July 4, 1963 · 181 km deep
276.8
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
May 20, 1963 · 65 km deep
286.7
7 km NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
February 27, 1963 · 35 km deep
296.7
South Sandwich Islands region
December 31, 1963 · 35 km deep
306.7
Southern Qinghai, China
April 19, 1963 · 20 km deep
316.7
123 km NW of Ishikawa, Japan
January 31, 1963 · 50 km deep
326.6
72 km SE of King Cove, Alaska
January 28, 1963 · 35 km deep
336.6
188 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
February 14, 1963 · 220 km deep
346.6
167 km W of Pimentel, Peru
August 29, 1963 · 25 km deep
356.6
55 km ENE of Macas, Ecuador
May 10, 1963 · 20 km deep
366.6
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
March 31, 1963 · 35 km deep
376.6
Kermadec Islands region
July 29, 1963 · 25 km deep
386.5
106 km W of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
January 28, 1963 · 35 km deep
396.5
82 km ENE of Namie, Japan
August 15, 1963 · 35 km deep
406.5
144 km SSE of Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan
August 29, 1963 · 15 km deep
416.5
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
July 30, 1963 · 25 km deep
426.5
17 km NE of Tabaloslos, Peru
April 13, 1963 · 120 km deep
436.5
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
March 26, 1963 · 15 km deep
446.5
Easter Island region
March 7, 1963 · 10 km deep
456.5
44 km W of Labuan, Indonesia
December 16, 1963 · 45 km deep
466.5
82 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan
October 16, 1963 · 35 km deep
476.5
154 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
November 10, 1963 · 21 km deep
486.4
south of the Fiji Islands
September 8, 1963 · 545 km deep
496.4
northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
May 19, 1963 · 23 km deep
506.4
111 km WSW of La Libertad, Mexico
November 18, 1963 · 15 km deep
516.4
27 km SSE of Nishinoomote, Japan
August 17, 1963 · 35 km deep
526.4
40 km NNW of Tqvarch'eli, Georgia
July 16, 1963 · 30 km deep
536.4
25 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska
June 24, 1963 · 45 km deep
546.4
219 km WSW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile
May 19, 1963 · 15 km deep
556.4
39 km NW of Carahue, Chile
February 5, 1963 · 25 km deep
566.4
61 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska
January 1, 1963 · 75 km deep
576.4
119 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
February 13, 1963 · 20 km deep
586.3
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
July 29, 1963 · 35 km deep
596.3
west of Macquarie Island
July 20, 1963 · 15 km deep
606.3
234 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia
April 30, 1963 · 35 km deep
616.3
70 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile
December 3, 1963 · 35 km deep
626.3
100 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
November 10, 1963 · 594 km deep
636.3
233 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
November 6, 1963 · 25 km deep
646.3
80 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
October 31, 1963 · 17 km deep
656.3
58 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy
July 19, 1963 · 15 km deep
666.3
27 km NW of Tsuruga, Japan
March 26, 1963 · 15 km deep
676.3
41 km ENE of Waingapu, Indonesia
March 24, 1963 · 20 km deep
686.3
146 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands
August 22, 1963 · 15 km deep
696.3
33 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan
March 4, 1963 · 20 km deep
706.3
50 km E of ?arai, Japan
May 8, 1963 · 47 km deep
716.2
southeast of Easter Island
December 4, 1963 · 10 km deep
726.2
119 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
November 16, 1963 · 15 km deep
736.2
210 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
October 20, 1963 · 36 km deep
746.2
227 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
October 13, 1963 · 34 km deep
756.2
Kuril Islands
July 10, 1963 · 30 km deep
766.2
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
June 17, 1963 · 15 km deep
776.2
137 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
November 15, 1963 · 28 km deep
786.2
98 km E of Gualaquiza, Ecuador
November 3, 1963 · 25 km deep
796.2
116 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
October 17, 1963 · 52 km deep
806.2
112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
October 8, 1963 · 15 km deep
816.2
south of the Fiji Islands
October 7, 1963 · 546 km deep
826.2
23 km ESE of Takanabe, Japan
October 3, 1963 · 35 km deep
836.2
62 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
September 9, 1963 · 15 km deep
846.2
west of Macquarie Island
June 10, 1963 · 15 km deep
856.2
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
March 31, 1963 · 52 km deep
866.2
245 km WSW of Quellón, Chile
March 7, 1963 · 19 km deep
876.2
172 km S of Suva, Fiji
April 17, 1963 · 20 km deep
886.2
233 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
October 13, 1963 · 15 km deep
896.2
east of the South Sandwich Islands
June 2, 1963 · 18 km deep
906.2
South Sandwich Islands region
May 25, 1963 · 10 km deep
916.1
118 km W of La Libertad, Mexico
November 23, 1963 · 15 km deep
926.1
4 km N of Koruköy, Turkey
September 18, 1963 · 30 km deep
936.1
66 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
March 31, 1963 · 35 km deep
946.1
214 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
October 13, 1963 · 35 km deep
956.1
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
April 29, 1963 · 42 km deep
966.1
98 km SSE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
February 14, 1963 · 65 km deep
976.1
187 km WNW of Clyde River, Canada
September 4, 1963 · 15 km deep
986.1
62 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy
July 19, 1963 · 15 km deep
996.1
west of Macquarie Island
June 10, 1963 · 15 km deep
1006.1
112 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia
March 30, 1963 · 59 km deep