Earthquake archive

1953 Earthquakes

Name: 1953 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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130 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 1953, the largest a M7.9 near 174 km SE of Katsuura, Japan.

← 1952 1954 →

Total M4.5+

130

M6+

128

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M7.9

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 1953

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

17.9
174 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
November 25, 1953 · 25 km deep
27.5
23 km SE of Chiguayante, Chile
May 6, 1953 · 66 km deep
37.4
67 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
April 23, 1953 · 35 km deep
47.3
14 km NNE of Zorritos, Peru
December 12, 1953 · 25 km deep
57.3
18 km WSW of Soufrière, Saint Lucia
March 19, 1953 · 129 km deep
67.3
7 km N of Gönen, Turkey
March 18, 1953 · 10 km deep
77.2
62 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu
July 2, 1953 · 236 km deep
87.1
146 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
November 4, 1953 · 35 km deep
97.0
171 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska
January 5, 1953 · 21 km deep
106.9
28 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
September 4, 1953 · 56 km deep
116.8
173 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
February 26, 1953 · 25 km deep
126.8
89 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste
June 25, 1953 · 25 km deep
136.8
171 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
January 5, 1953 · 49 km deep
146.8
123 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
December 25, 1953 · 35 km deep
156.8
92 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste
June 26, 1953 · 25 km deep
166.8
95 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
November 17, 1953 · 25 km deep
176.8
15 km ENE of Póros, Greece
August 12, 1953 · 10 km deep
186.8
116 km SW of Mazatlán, Mexico
September 30, 1953 · 10 km deep
196.7
143 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
November 26, 1953 · 25 km deep
206.6
146 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
November 13, 1953 · 25 km deep
216.6
94 km SSE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
December 2, 1953 · 25 km deep
226.6
67 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
September 23, 1953 · 55 km deep
236.6
140 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
March 3, 1953 · 35 km deep
246.6
99 km SSW of Kushiro, Japan
February 6, 1953 · 45 km deep
256.6
near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
November 10, 1953 · 57 km deep
266.6
118 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
October 6, 1953 · 20 km deep
276.6
97 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
October 11, 1953 · 50 km deep
286.6
63 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
January 12, 1953 · 54 km deep
296.6
5 km NNW of Salsipuedes, Dominican Republic
May 31, 1953 · 17 km deep
306.6
146 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
April 30, 1953 · 45 km deep
316.6
104 km SSE of D?mgh?n, Iran
February 12, 1953 · 15 km deep
326.5
208 km NNE of Saga, China
December 3, 1953 · 30 km deep
336.5
13 km ESE of Itháki, Greece
August 11, 1953 · 10 km deep
346.5
137 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
November 26, 1953 · 25 km deep
356.5
253 km NE of Burang, China
October 11, 1953 · 30 km deep
366.5
73 km S of Akhiok, Alaska
June 15, 1953 · 20 km deep
376.5
129 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
December 24, 1953 · 25 km deep
386.5
51 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
July 1, 1953 · 53 km deep
396.5
164 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
March 5, 1953 · 30 km deep
406.4
74 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
July 22, 1953 · 58 km deep
416.4
207 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
December 4, 1953 · 15 km deep
426.4
136 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
January 27, 1953 · 33 km deep
436.4
off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
May 19, 1953 · 14 km deep
446.4
93 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
November 9, 1953 · 33 km deep
456.4
140 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
January 7, 1953 · 55 km deep
466.4
29 km SSW of Suva, Fiji
September 14, 1953 · 10 km deep
476.4
159 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
May 11, 1953 · 10 km deep
486.4
93 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
September 17, 1953 · 35 km deep
496.4
north of Ascension Island
February 19, 1953 · 15 km deep
506.3
99 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
August 25, 1953 · 30 km deep
516.3
131 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
January 27, 1953 · 60 km deep
526.3
184 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
November 4, 1953 · 35 km deep
536.3
off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
November 14, 1953 · 27 km deep
546.3
9 km WSW of Paphos, Cyprus
September 10, 1953 · 20 km deep
556.3
South Sandwich Islands region
May 24, 1953 · 15 km deep
566.3
145 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
October 17, 1953 · 25 km deep
576.3
Bouvet Island region
September 20, 1953 · 15 km deep
586.3
102 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia
March 5, 1953 · 52 km deep
596.3
250 km SSE of Fort McPherson, Canada
January 11, 1953 · 15 km deep
606.3
64 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
April 4, 1953 · 28 km deep
616.3
112 km E of Chignik, Alaska
February 25, 1953 · 48 km deep
626.3
8 km NE of Póros, Greece
August 9, 1953 · 15 km deep
636.3
207 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia
July 12, 1953 · 28 km deep
646.3
174 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
February 7, 1953 · 31 km deep
656.3
260 km ENE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea
October 5, 1953 · 25 km deep
666.3
3 km NW of Lais, Philippines
March 14, 1953 · 35 km deep
676.3
23 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
August 12, 1953 · 25 km deep
686.3
60 km WSW of Illapel, Chile
December 20, 1953 · 25 km deep
696.3
33 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile
September 4, 1953 · 37 km deep
706.3
140 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
June 9, 1953 · 15 km deep
716.3
206 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
May 2, 1953 · 38 km deep
726.3
155 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia
April 6, 1953 · 63 km deep
736.2
119 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan
December 20, 1953 · 25 km deep
746.2
162 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
December 24, 1953 · 15 km deep
756.2
8 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece
October 21, 1953 · 15 km deep
766.2
16 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
April 29, 1953 · 19 km deep
776.2
124 km W of La Libertad, Mexico
October 13, 1953 · 15 km deep
786.2
148 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
March 9, 1953 · 59 km deep
796.2
off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
November 26, 1953 · 37 km deep
806.2
57 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
June 18, 1953 · 25 km deep
816.2
74 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
May 26, 1953 · 49 km deep
826.2
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
May 20, 1953 · 10 km deep
836.2
10 km NE of Katastárion, Greece
August 12, 1953 · 15 km deep
846.2
95 km WSW of Nadi, Fiji
November 27, 1953 · 15 km deep
856.2
119 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
April 2, 1953 · 55 km deep
866.2
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
March 10, 1953 · 15 km deep
876.2
91 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
February 10, 1953 · 35 km deep
886.2
67 km SE of ?funato, Japan
December 7, 1953 · 35 km deep
896.2
134 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
June 8, 1953 · 50 km deep
906.2
40 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador
April 1, 1953 · 20 km deep
916.1
153 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
October 5, 1953 · 35 km deep
926.1
1 km N of Bayramören, Turkey
September 7, 1953 · 10 km deep
936.1
southern Xinjiang, China
July 9, 1953 · 10 km deep
946.1
11 km ESE of Ginowan, Japan
July 21, 1953 · 37 km deep
956.1
67 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia
June 23, 1953 · 48 km deep
966.1
52 km WSW of Barranca, Peru
April 17, 1953 · 15 km deep
976.1
south of Africa
September 14, 1953 · 15 km deep
986.1
68 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia
September 5, 1953 · 51 km deep
996.1
northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
July 9, 1953 · 10 km deep
1006.1
102 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia
November 16, 1953 · 15 km deep