Earthquake archive

1935 Earthquakes

Name: 1935 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

120 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 1935, the largest a M7.8 near New Guinea, Papua New Guinea.

← 1934 1936 →

Total M4.5+

120

M6+

111

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M7.8

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 1935

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

17.8
New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
September 20, 1935 · 30 km deep
27.6
17 km WSW of Kalat, Pakistan
May 30, 1935 · 25 km deep
37.6
212 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia
December 28, 1935 · 30 km deep
47.6
56 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
December 15, 1935 · 35 km deep
57.5
42 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia
September 11, 1935 · 35 km deep
67.3
4 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
December 14, 1935 · 35 km deep
77.2
192 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
October 18, 1935 · 15 km deep
87.1
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
August 17, 1935 · 20 km deep
97.1
136 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
October 12, 1935 · 15 km deep
107.1
66 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan
September 4, 1935 · 15 km deep
117.0
14 km N of Taichung, Taiwan
April 20, 1935 · 15 km deep
127.0
55 km NNW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
September 20, 1935 · 35 km deep
137.0
40 km NE of Meulaboh, Indonesia
August 3, 1935 · 25 km deep
147.0
southeast of Taiwan
December 17, 1935 · 15 km deep
156.9
77 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
January 23, 1935 · 35 km deep
166.9
Palau region
September 9, 1935 · 15 km deep
176.8
80 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan
July 19, 1935 · 10 km deep
186.8
20 km W of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico
June 29, 1935 · 25 km deep
196.8
95 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska
February 22, 1935 · 30 km deep
206.8
near the coast of Libya
April 19, 1935 · 15 km deep
216.8
9 km WNW of San Jose de Buan, Philippines
May 24, 1935 · 45 km deep
226.8
27 km SE of Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam
November 1, 1935 · 15 km deep
236.7
Mariana Islands region
October 18, 1935 · 20 km deep
246.6
50 km NNW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
September 23, 1935 · 35 km deep
256.6
42 km W of Güiria, Venezuela
April 10, 1935 · 100 km deep
266.6
84 km ESE of Namie, Japan
March 30, 1935 · 35 km deep
276.5
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
March 29, 1935 · 25 km deep
286.5
53 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu
January 17, 1935 · 35 km deep
296.5
Solomon Islands
December 20, 1935 · 15 km deep
306.5
Easter Island region
September 15, 1935 · 10 km deep
316.5
65 km S of Shikotan, Russia
October 2, 1935 · 35 km deep
326.5
176 km NNW of Rikaze, China
January 3, 1935 · 15 km deep
336.5
185 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
October 18, 1935 · 15 km deep
346.5
South Sandwich Islands region
July 17, 1935 · 10 km deep
356.5
128 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
November 14, 1935 · 35 km deep
366.4
9 km ESE of Ambon, Indonesia
December 29, 1935 · 25 km deep
376.4
142 km WNW of Naze, Japan
December 1, 1935 · 20 km deep
386.4
15 km NE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
September 15, 1935 · 15 km deep
396.4
100 km WNW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
March 20, 1935 · 20 km deep
406.4
83 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
October 11, 1935 · 15 km deep
416.4
118 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
January 1, 1935 · 15 km deep
426.4
Macquarie Island region
December 9, 1935 · 10 km deep
436.4
14 km SE of Behshahr, Iran
April 11, 1935 · 15 km deep
446.4
20 km SSE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
September 20, 1935 · 15 km deep
456.3
143 km W of Naze, Japan
December 2, 1935 · 20 km deep
466.3
50 km NNE of Chiang Klang, Thailand
May 13, 1935 · 35 km deep
476.3
184 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
November 25, 1935 · 35 km deep
486.3
9 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey
January 4, 1935 · 15 km deep
496.3
19 km NNW of Portobelo, Panama
November 30, 1935 · 35 km deep
506.3
Southern Qinghai, China
July 26, 1935 · 15 km deep
516.3
142 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
January 31, 1935 · 15 km deep
526.3
84 km WNW of Mosquera, Colombia
December 24, 1935 · 25 km deep
536.3
181 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
September 24, 1935 · 15 km deep
546.3
163 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
August 23, 1935 · 25 km deep
556.3
southern East Pacific Rise
May 16, 1935 · 10 km deep
566.3
38 km ENE of Rasht, Tajikistan
October 8, 1935 · 20 km deep
576.3
eastern Sichuan, China
December 18, 1935 · 15 km deep
586.3
99 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
December 17, 1935 · 35 km deep
596.3
8 km NNW of Kolonga, Tonga
April 5, 1935 · 30 km deep
606.3
56 km S of Komodo, Indonesia
July 30, 1935 · 60 km deep
616.3
Kuril Islands
June 25, 1935 · 15 km deep
626.2
102 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile
July 9, 1935 · 35 km deep
636.2
189 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
September 19, 1935 · 15 km deep
646.2
18 km SE of Boysun, Uzbekistan
July 5, 1935 · 15 km deep
656.2
70 km S of Sinjai, Indonesia
June 22, 1935 · 15 km deep
666.2
30 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan
February 9, 1935 · 20 km deep
676.2
58 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan
September 4, 1935 · 15 km deep
686.2
5 km S of Liberia, Costa Rica
August 1, 1935 · 15 km deep
696.2
39 km E of San Julian, Philippines
August 1, 1935 · 25 km deep
706.2
55 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
May 21, 1935 · 35 km deep
716.2
77 km NE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
September 25, 1935 · 35 km deep
726.2
66 km SSW of Folégandros, Greece
February 25, 1935 · 70 km deep
736.2
2 km ESE of Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Canada
November 1, 1935 · 15 km deep
746.2
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
September 11, 1935 · 20 km deep
756.2
34 km E of Dapdap, Philippines
May 26, 1935 · 25 km deep
766.2
57 km N of Pangai, Tonga
February 4, 1935 · 15 km deep
776.2
32 km SSE of Fig Tree, Saint Kitts and Nevis
November 10, 1935 · 15 km deep
786.2
112 km WSW of Sirte, Libya
April 20, 1935 · 10 km deep
796.1
southwestern Atlantic Ocean
August 10, 1935 · 15 km deep
806.1
141 km SSW of Suva, Fiji
November 17, 1935 · 15 km deep
816.1
12 km N of Winston, Montana
October 19, 1935 · 15 km deep
826.1
53 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
September 18, 1935 · 35 km deep
836.1
104 km WNW of Pagsanahan Norte, Philippines
July 7, 1935 · 15 km deep
846.1
101 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
June 19, 1935 · 25 km deep
856.1
7 km SSE of Quetta, Pakistan
June 2, 1935 · 15 km deep
866.1
95 km SW of Pangkalan Brandan, Indonesia
November 12, 1935 · 15 km deep
876.1
104 km ESE of Hirara, Japan
August 26, 1935 · 15 km deep
886.1
206 km SSW of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
April 21, 1935 · 15 km deep
896.1
290 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar
April 11, 1935 · 15 km deep
906.1
62 km SSE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
November 11, 1935 · 25 km deep
916.1
14 km E of Shizuoka, Japan
July 11, 1935 · 35 km deep
926.1
23 km ESE of San Policarpo, Philippines
May 25, 1935 · 25 km deep
936.1
off the coast of Ecuador
November 23, 1935 · 15 km deep
946.1
132 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
November 5, 1935 · 15 km deep
956.1
12 km WNW of Santuario, Colombia
September 18, 1935 · 15 km deep
966.1
28 km NW of Talca, Chile
August 5, 1935 · 35 km deep
976.1
192 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
January 22, 1935 · 35 km deep
986.0
60 km NW of Chowki Jamali, Pakistan
May 15, 1935 · 15 km deep
996.0
28 km E of Kars, Turkey
May 1, 1935 · 10 km deep
1006.0
103 km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile
June 28, 1935 · 15 km deep