Earthquake archive

1974 Earthquakes

Name: 1974 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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1,469 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 1974, the largest a M7.6 near 77 km WSW of Callao, Peru.

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Total M4.5+

1,469

M6+

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M7.6

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 1974

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

17.6
77 km WSW of Callao, Peru
October 3, 1974 · 13 km deep
27.5
25 km NW of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
October 8, 1974 · 47 km deep
37.3
134 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
August 11, 1974 · 9 km deep
47.3
33 km SSW of Boca de Cupé, Panama
July 13, 1974 · 12 km deep
57.2
87 km SW of Callao, Peru
November 9, 1974 · 6 km deep
67.2
282 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
October 23, 1974 · 48 km deep
77.2
Kermadec Islands region
July 2, 1974 · 33 km deep
87.2
70 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
January 10, 1974 · 34 km deep
97.1
37 km NW of Carahue, Chile
August 18, 1974 · 36 km deep
107.1
118 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
February 1, 1974 · 40 km deep
117.0
126 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
January 31, 1974 · 34 km deep
126.9
181 km SW of Sibolga, Indonesia
December 4, 1974 · 20 km deep
136.9
7 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
November 20, 1974 · 33 km deep
146.9
Reykjanes Ridge
October 16, 1974 · 33 km deep
156.8
209 km SW of Padang, Indonesia
December 24, 1974 · 33 km deep
166.8
72 km WSW of Xunchang, China
May 10, 1974 · 11 km deep
176.7
Novaya Zemlya, Russia
November 2, 1974 · 0 km deep
186.7
69 km S of Shikotan, Russia
September 27, 1974 · 43 km deep
196.7
220 km SW of Altai, Mongolia
July 4, 1974 · 33 km deep
206.6
Kermadec Islands region
July 3, 1974 · 33 km deep
216.6
South Indian Ocean
June 25, 1974 · 33 km deep
226.6
Southwest Indian Ridge
June 19, 1974 · 33 km deep
236.6
111 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
March 9, 1974 · 33 km deep
246.5
208 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
December 3, 1974 · 33 km deep
256.5
Banda Sea
October 29, 1974 · 117 km deep
266.5
260 km SSW of Kroya, Indonesia
September 7, 1974 · 33 km deep
276.5
57 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
July 30, 1974 · 211 km deep
286.5
25 km SW of Shimoda, Japan
May 8, 1974 · 2 km deep
296.5
100 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
March 9, 1974 · 50 km deep
306.5
81 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
February 6, 1974 · 2 km deep
316.4
185 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
October 9, 1974 · 49 km deep
326.4
Novaya Zemlya, Russia
August 29, 1974 · 0 km deep
336.4
Mariana Islands region
May 11, 1974 · 6 km deep
346.4
45 km NNW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
January 2, 1974 · 105 km deep
356.3
60 km N of Puerto Colombia, Colombia
November 9, 1974 · 10 km deep
366.3
8 km N of Luganville, Vanuatu
October 27, 1974 · 36 km deep
376.3
283 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
September 21, 1974 · 33 km deep
386.3
94 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska
August 1, 1974 · 33 km deep
396.3
78 km W of Bahía de Lobos, Mexico
May 31, 1974 · 33 km deep
406.3
Banda Sea
March 6, 1974 · 26 km deep
416.3
155 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia
January 30, 1974 · 33 km deep
426.3
5 km SSW of Mariatana, Peru
January 5, 1974 · 98 km deep
436.2
42 km NNW of Shingli Bala, Pakistan
December 28, 1974 · 22 km deep
446.2
144 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
October 10, 1974 · 45 km deep
456.2
146 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
October 10, 1974 · 29 km deep
466.2
64 km NNE of Lastoursville, Gabon
September 23, 1974 · 33 km deep
476.2
Kuril Islands
July 29, 1974 · 33 km deep
486.2
88 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
May 26, 1974 · 7 km deep
496.2
15 km SE of Quepos, Costa Rica
February 28, 1974 · 46 km deep
506.2
92 km ENE of Tairua, New Zealand
February 28, 1974 · 15 km deep
516.2
102 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
January 31, 1974 · 62 km deep
526.2
108 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
January 11, 1974 · 15 km deep
536.1
20 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala
December 31, 1974 · 39 km deep
546.1
174 km SE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
December 21, 1974 · 33 km deep
556.1
Izu Islands, Japan region
November 29, 1974 · 419 km deep
566.1
148 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
November 27, 1974 · 49 km deep
576.1
New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea
November 19, 1974 · 18 km deep
586.1
176 km SSW of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
November 10, 1974 · 33 km deep
596.1
55 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia
November 9, 1974 · 51 km deep
606.1
west of Macquarie Island
October 11, 1974 · 33 km deep
616.1
186 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan
September 27, 1974 · 46 km deep
626.1
117 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
August 11, 1974 · 9 km deep
636.1
97 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska
August 1, 1974 · 10 km deep
646.1
49 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
June 27, 1974 · 70 km deep
656.1
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
June 25, 1974 · 33 km deep
666.1
18 km SW of Carúpano, Venezuela
June 12, 1974 · 34 km deep
676.1
Kuril Islands
May 15, 1974 · 56 km deep
686.1
central East Pacific Rise
May 10, 1974 · 33 km deep
696.1
south of Tonga
April 27, 1974 · 45 km deep
706.1
Vanuatu region
March 23, 1974 · 33 km deep
716.1
south of the Fiji Islands
March 23, 1974 · 535 km deep
726.1
73 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu
March 3, 1974 · 17 km deep
736.1
1 km W of Panikihan, Philippines
February 19, 1974 · 17 km deep
746.1
48 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India
February 16, 1974 · 33 km deep
756.1
10 km E of Aquila, Mexico
January 26, 1974 · 33 km deep
766.1
101 km SSW of Kushiro, Japan
January 24, 1974 · 45 km deep
776.1
Southwest Indian Ridge
January 8, 1974 · 33 km deep
786.0
73 km ESE of Contamana, Peru
December 5, 1974 · 162 km deep
796.0
southwestern Atlantic Ocean
November 20, 1974 · 33 km deep
806.0
21 km SE of Tomakomai, Japan
November 8, 1974 · 132 km deep
816.0
220 km E of Levuka, Fiji
October 21, 1974 · 602 km deep
826.0
168 km NE of Miyako, Japan
October 12, 1974 · 24 km deep
836.0
48 km WSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
October 10, 1974 · 21 km deep
846.0
South Sandwich Islands region
October 7, 1974 · 33 km deep
856.0
33 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan
August 8, 1974 · 32 km deep
866.0
89 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska
August 1, 1974 · 33 km deep
876.0
45 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan
July 8, 1974 · 35 km deep
886.0
South Sandwich Islands region
June 24, 1974 · 80 km deep
896.0
172 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
June 7, 1974 · 33 km deep
906.0
140 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
June 4, 1974 · 276 km deep
916.0
59 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
May 26, 1974 · 13 km deep
926.0
3 km SSW of Cibinong, Indonesia
May 17, 1974 · 131 km deep
936.0
29 km SSE of Perené, Peru
May 17, 1974 · 111 km deep
946.0
153 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
May 11, 1974 · 33 km deep
956.0
276 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
May 7, 1974 · 33 km deep
966.0
24 km S of Sand Point, Alaska
April 6, 1974 · 40 km deep
976.0
136 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa
March 18, 1974 · 27 km deep
986.0
107 km SE of Shing?, Japan
February 22, 1974 · 385 km deep
996.0
50 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India
February 16, 1974 · 25 km deep
1005.9
Easter Island region
December 16, 1974 · 33 km deep