Earthquake archive

1969 Earthquakes

Name: 1969 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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631 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 1969, the largest a M8.2 near 1969 Hokkaido Toho-oki Earthquake.

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Total M4.5+

631

M6+

144

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M8.2

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 1969

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

18.2
1969 Hokkaido Toho-oki Earthquake
August 11, 1969 · 29 km deep
27.8
188 km SW of Sagres, Portugal
February 28, 1969 · 15 km deep
37.6
223 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
January 30, 1969 · 61 km deep
47.5
209 km WSW of Sinabang, Indonesia
November 21, 1969 · 21 km deep
57.4
172 km NNE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
November 22, 1969 · 33 km deep
67.2
187 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste
February 11, 1969 · 431 km deep
77.2
south of the Fiji Islands
February 10, 1969 · 660 km deep
87.2
162 km ESE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe
December 25, 1969 · 11 km deep
97.1
41 km NNW of Majene, Indonesia
February 23, 1969 · 10 km deep
107.1
78 km W of Buala, Solomon Islands
January 5, 1969 · 61 km deep
117.1
36 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
January 19, 1969 · 113 km deep
127.1
93 km SE of Shikotan, Russia
August 14, 1969 · 25 km deep
137.1
37 km ESE of Tsunō, Japan
April 21, 1969 · 37 km deep
147.0
Macquarie Island region
June 17, 1969 · 10 km deep
157.0
121 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia
August 5, 1969 · 28 km deep
167.0
70 km N of Mombetsu, Japan
January 19, 1969 · 245 km deep
176.9
231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
May 14, 1969 · 26 km deep
186.9
106 km NW of Longgang, China
July 18, 1969 · 12 km deep
196.9
120 km E of Shikotan, Russia
August 12, 1969 · 29 km deep
206.9
143 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands
January 6, 1969 · 15 km deep
216.8
149 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia
August 12, 1969 · 16 km deep
226.8
10 km WSW of Kula, Turkey
March 28, 1969 · 10 km deep
236.8
220 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
February 3, 1969 · 27 km deep
246.7
136 km E of Shikotan, Russia
August 12, 1969 · 25 km deep
256.7
250 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
March 27, 1969 · 60 km deep
266.7
101 km SW of Topolobampo, Mexico
August 17, 1969 · 30 km deep
276.7
194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
September 12, 1969 · 35 km deep
286.7
Fiji region
January 24, 1969 · 594 km deep
296.7
266 km NW of Hakui, Japan
March 31, 1969 · 398 km deep
306.6
160 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
August 11, 1969 · 29 km deep
316.6
34 km SSW of La Conquista, Nicaragua
May 13, 1969 · 40 km deep
326.6
131 km SW of Empaque Tarriba, Mexico
November 1, 1969 · 15 km deep
336.6
16 km S of Comas, Peru
October 1, 1969 · 15 km deep
346.6
29 km NE of El Gouna, Egypt
March 31, 1969 · 10 km deep
356.6
Banda Sea
August 8, 1969 · 176 km deep
366.6
northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
September 24, 1969 · 17 km deep
376.6
117 km E of Shikotan, Russia
August 19, 1969 · 29 km deep
386.5
175 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
October 31, 1969 · 38 km deep
396.5
45 km SSW of Topolobampo, Mexico
August 17, 1969 · 15 km deep
406.5
112 km WNW of Naze, Japan
March 19, 1969 · 169 km deep
416.5
Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
June 17, 1969 · 203 km deep
426.5
151 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
June 13, 1969 · 57 km deep
436.5
107 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
April 16, 1969 · 15 km deep
446.5
48 km SW of Islay (Matarani), Peru
July 19, 1969 · 57 km deep
456.4
93 km NW of Iranshahr, Iran
November 7, 1969 · 65 km deep
466.4
199 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
February 20, 1969 · 44 km deep
476.4
187 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
February 20, 1969 · 48 km deep
486.4
271 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
January 31, 1969 · 48 km deep
496.4
Banda Sea
April 13, 1969 · 168 km deep
506.4
220 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
February 17, 1969 · 29 km deep
516.4
96 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
August 30, 1969 · 34 km deep
526.4
21 km SW of Kalkan, Turkey
January 14, 1969 · 32 km deep
536.4
South Sandwich Islands region
January 18, 1969 · 130 km deep
546.4
157 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia
May 13, 1969 · 632 km deep
556.3
47 km ESE of Shebunino, Russia
December 18, 1969 · 345 km deep
566.3
Banda Sea
August 4, 1969 · 525 km deep
576.3
70 km SSE of Mawlaik, Myanmar
October 17, 1969 · 135 km deep
586.3
off the coast of Ecuador
April 5, 1969 · 10 km deep
596.3
236 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
August 1, 1969 · 39 km deep
606.3
Kuril Islands
August 20, 1969 · 105 km deep
616.3
13 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
December 10, 1969 · 26 km deep
626.3
25 km N of Uken, Japan
December 31, 1969 · 60 km deep
636.3
south of Africa
October 26, 1969 · 10 km deep
646.3
15 km NNE of Ceres, South Africa
September 29, 1969 · 12 km deep
656.3
South Shetland Islands
September 27, 1969 · 10 km deep
666.3
13 km W of Gero, Japan
September 9, 1969 · 10 km deep
676.3
87 km S of Nabire, Indonesia
March 9, 1969 · 19 km deep
686.3
118 km SE of Shikotan, Russia
August 15, 1969 · 29 km deep
696.3
Easter Island region
April 22, 1969 · 10 km deep
706.2
102 km SE of Shikotan, Russia
August 12, 1969 · 18 km deep
716.2
off the coast of Ecuador
October 1, 1969 · 28 km deep
726.2
Kermadec Islands region
September 30, 1969 · 18 km deep
736.2
117 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia
August 13, 1969 · 35 km deep
746.2
Balleny Islands region
June 29, 1969 · 10 km deep
756.2
119 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands
January 20, 1969 · 20 km deep
766.2
125 km NE of Poso, Indonesia
February 4, 1969 · 15 km deep
776.2
142 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands
September 6, 1969 · 22 km deep
786.2
Galapagos Triple Junction region
September 20, 1969 · 17 km deep
796.2
157 km E of Miyako, Japan
July 12, 1969 · 23 km deep
806.2
123 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
May 1, 1969 · 203 km deep
816.2
5 km NW of Ovalle, Chile
April 26, 1969 · 32 km deep
826.2
17 km NE of Dubti, Ethiopia
March 29, 1969 · 13 km deep
836.2
207 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
February 24, 1969 · 35 km deep
846.2
81 km W of Santiago de Cao, Peru
February 4, 1969 · 37 km deep
856.2
94 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
August 30, 1969 · 24 km deep
866.2
169 km WSW of Sagres, Portugal
February 28, 1969 · 10 km deep
876.2
94 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia
January 27, 1969 · 12 km deep
886.2
86 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
August 11, 1969 · 25 km deep
896.2
94 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
August 11, 1969 · 26 km deep
906.2
105 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
August 11, 1969 · 25 km deep
916.2
Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan
March 5, 1969 · 206 km deep
926.2
256 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
March 5, 1969 · 33 km deep
936.2
206 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
February 20, 1969 · 34 km deep
946.2
Kermadec Islands region
January 11, 1969 · 30 km deep
956.1
east of the South Sandwich Islands
October 1, 1969 · 10 km deep
966.1
Kermadec Islands region
August 28, 1969 · 20 km deep
976.1
95 km SE of Shikotan, Russia
August 12, 1969 · 30 km deep
986.1
41 km S of Shikotan, Russia
August 11, 1969 · 33 km deep
996.1
104 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines
March 20, 1969 · 22 km deep
1006.1
81 km S of Nabire, Indonesia
March 9, 1969 · 23 km deep