1975 Earthquakes

Largest earthquakes of 1975

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

1. 17.9
   56 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

   July 20, 1975 · 49 km deep

2. 27.9
   Azores-Cape St. Vincent Ridge

   May 26, 1975 · 33 km deep

3. 37.8
   146 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga

   December 26, 1975 · 33 km deep

4. 47.8
   south of Tonga

   October 11, 1975 · 9 km deep

5. 57.7
   17 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii

   November 29, 1975 · 9 km deep

6. 67.7
   94 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

   July 20, 1975 · 44 km deep

7. 77.7
   44 km SSE of Cañete, Chile

   May 10, 1975 · 6 km deep

8. 87.6
   36 km NE of Attu Station, Alaska

   February 2, 1975 · 10 km deep

9. 97.2
   66 km ENE of Alugan, Philippines

   October 31, 1975 · 50 km deep

10. 107.0
    188 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu

    October 6, 1975 · 54 km deep

11. 117.0
    119 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia

    October 1, 1975 · 33 km deep

12. 127.0
    118 km SE of Shikotan, Russia

    June 10, 1975 · 15 km deep

13. 137.0
    6 km E of Dashiqiao, China

    February 4, 1975 · 33 km deep

14. 146.9
    1 km N of Coquimbo, Chile

    March 13, 1975 · 4 km deep

15. 156.8
    50 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

    July 21, 1975 · 47 km deep

16. 166.8
    120 km E of Man?li, India

    January 19, 1975 · 33 km deep

17. 176.7
    Novaya Zemlya, Russia

    October 18, 1975 · 0 km deep

18. 186.7
    central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    October 7, 1975 · 33 km deep

19. 196.7
    64 km W of Kot Malik Barkhurdar, Pakistan

    October 3, 1975 · 11 km deep

20. 206.7
    7 km ENE of Lice, Turkey

    September 6, 1975 · 26 km deep

21. 216.7
    96 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

    July 20, 1975 · 50 km deep

22. 226.7
    31 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey

    March 27, 1975 · 5 km deep

23. 236.6
    87 km W of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea

    December 25, 1975 · 115 km deep

24. 246.6
    Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region

    August 15, 1975 · 4 km deep

25. 256.6
    184 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan

    March 23, 1975 · 21 km deep

26. 266.6
    265 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia

    March 5, 1975 · 33 km deep

27. 276.5
    218 km S of Ushuaia, Argentina

    December 29, 1975 · 14 km deep

28. 286.5
    Novaya Zemlya, Russia

    October 21, 1975 · 0 km deep

29. 296.5
    227 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna

    October 20, 1975 · 33 km deep

30. 306.5
    88 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga

    September 24, 1975 · 33 km deep

31. 316.5
    Mid-Indian Ridge

    July 14, 1975 · 33 km deep

32. 326.5
    43 km WNW of Pakokku, Myanmar

    July 8, 1975 · 157 km deep

33. 336.5
    80 km SW of La Libertad, Mexico

    July 8, 1975 · 33 km deep

34. 346.5
    127 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

    June 16, 1975 · 33 km deep

35. 356.5
    90 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

    April 16, 1975 · 13 km deep

36. 366.5
    200 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

    February 22, 1975 · 48 km deep

37. 376.5
    12 km N of Juradó, Colombia

    January 25, 1975 · 36 km deep

38. 386.5
    214 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia

    January 14, 1975 · 33 km deep

39. 396.4
    52 km NE of Beatty, Nevada

    October 28, 1975 · 0 km deep

40. 406.4
    56 km S of Chaman, Pakistan

    October 3, 1975 · 33 km deep

41. 416.4
    Galapagos Triple Junction region

    September 11, 1975 · 33 km deep

42. 426.4
    Novaya Zemlya, Russia

    August 23, 1975 · 0 km deep

43. 436.4
    86 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia

    June 13, 1975 · 19 km deep

44. 446.4
    119 km S of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

    February 7, 1975 · 33 km deep

45. 456.4
    Bouvet Island region

    March 30, 1975 · 19 km deep

46. 466.3
    119 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska

    November 30, 1975 · 24 km deep

47. 476.3
    88 km N of Antofagasta, Chile

    October 28, 1975 · 38 km deep

48. 486.3
    29 km WSW of Union, Philippines

    October 21, 1975 · 33 km deep

49. 496.3
    222 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

    October 17, 1975 · 109 km deep

50. 506.3
    144 km WSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

    August 6, 1975 · 33 km deep

51. 516.3
    131 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia

    May 13, 1975 · 36 km deep

52. 526.3
    142 km S of Hotan, China

    April 28, 1975 · 33 km deep

53. 536.3
    western Indian-Antarctic Ridge

    April 11, 1975 · 33 km deep

54. 546.3
    57 km NE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    April 9, 1975 · 133 km deep

55. 556.2
    12 km SSW of Sigli, Indonesia

    December 17, 1975 · 17 km deep

56. 566.2
    130 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa

    December 9, 1975 · 33 km deep

57. 576.2
    South Sandwich Islands region

    November 29, 1975 · 51 km deep

58. 586.2
    92 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina

    August 10, 1975 · 166 km deep

59. 596.2
    194 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska

    August 2, 1975 · 33 km deep

60. 606.2
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    July 16, 1975 · 46 km deep

61. 616.2
    52 km SE of Bobon, Philippines

    July 10, 1975 · 86 km deep

62. 626.2
    136 km ENE of Sokcho, South Korea

    June 29, 1975 · 560 km deep

63. 636.2
    53 km NE of Beatty, Nevada

    June 26, 1975 · 0 km deep

64. 646.2
    74 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

    June 23, 1975 · 33 km deep

65. 656.2
    88 km E of Shikotan, Russia

    June 15, 1975 · 38 km deep

66. 666.2
    Taiwan region

    May 23, 1975 · 6 km deep

67. 676.2
    18 km SSW of Marquelia, Mexico

    April 23, 1975 · 11 km deep

68. 686.2
    southeast of Easter Island

    April 20, 1975 · 33 km deep

69. 696.2
    132 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

    April 6, 1975 · 33 km deep

70. 706.2
    146 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

    April 6, 1975 · 33 km deep

71. 716.2
    76 km NNW of Barranca, Peru

    March 18, 1975 · 98 km deep

72. 726.2
    south of the Fiji Islands

    February 22, 1975 · 375 km deep

73. 736.1
    116 km S of Gizo, Solomon Islands

    November 25, 1975 · 33 km deep

74. 746.1
    87 km NE of Anito, Philippines

    November 15, 1975 · 11 km deep

75. 756.1
    73 km ENE of San Policarpo, Philippines

    November 6, 1975 · 11 km deep

76. 766.1
    36 km NNW of Yigo Village, Guam

    November 1, 1975 · 113 km deep

77. 776.1
    64 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines

    October 26, 1975 · 50 km deep

78. 786.1
    17 km WSW of Union, Philippines

    October 21, 1975 · 33 km deep

79. 796.1
    south of Tonga

    October 11, 1975 · 33 km deep

80. 806.1
    198 km S of Tondano, Indonesia

    September 29, 1975 · 23 km deep

81. 816.1
    Ascension Island region

    September 24, 1975 · 33 km deep

82. 826.1
    Broken Ridge

    September 19, 1975 · 33 km deep

83. 836.1
    28 km NE of Kupang, Indonesia

    July 30, 1975 · 16 km deep

84. 846.1
    101 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

    July 22, 1975 · 36 km deep

85. 856.1
    67 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

    July 21, 1975 · 95 km deep

86. 866.1
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    July 16, 1975 · 37 km deep

87. 876.1
    78 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia

    June 22, 1975 · 21 km deep

88. 886.1
    60 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada

    June 19, 1975 · 0 km deep

89. 896.1
    241 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan

    June 14, 1975 · 19 km deep

90. 906.1
    western Indian-Antarctic Ridge

    May 30, 1975 · 33 km deep

91. 916.1
    55 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia

    May 27, 1975 · 70 km deep

92. 926.1
    196 km NNE of Nagqu, China

    May 5, 1975 · 33 km deep

93. 936.1
    16 km SE of Tsukawaki, Japan

    April 20, 1975 · 7 km deep

94. 946.1
    19 km NW of Quíbor, Venezuela

    April 5, 1975 · 33 km deep

95. 956.1
    17 km NE of Snowville, Utah

    March 28, 1975 · 5 km deep

96. 966.1
    275 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

    March 13, 1975 · 85 km deep

97. 976.1
    34 km N of Bandar Abbas, Iran

    March 7, 1975 · 27 km deep

98. 986.0
    Sea of Okhotsk

    December 21, 1975 · 554 km deep

99. 996.0
    157 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands

    December 19, 1975 · 33 km deep

100. 1006.0
     25 km S of Mazamari, Peru

     December 11, 1975 · 98 km deep