Major earthquakes worldwide in 1932 (M6+)

M6+ earthquakes91

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LargestM8.1Mexico Earthquake

M7+6

1991–2020 average153

By magnitude

M6.0–6.465

M6.5–6.920

M7.0–7.95

M8+1

By region

Mexico11

Indonesia8

Papua New Guinea7

Alaska7

Philippines6

Japan6

China3

New Zealand3

Greece3

Vanuatu3

Nearby years

1927111

1928119

1929125

193097

1931124

1932 ◀91

1933101

1934117

1935111

1936105

193798

Largest first

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M8.1 1932-06-03	1932-06-03 10:36	35 km	1932 Jalisco, Mexico Earthquake
M7.8 1932-12-25	1932-12-25 02:04	15 km	108 km WSW of Laojunmiao, China
M7.8 1932-06-18	1932-06-18 10:12	15 km	7 km E of Los Tepames, Mexico
M7.7 1932-05-14	1932-05-14 13:11	15 km	148 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
M7.7 1932-06-22	1932-06-22 12:59	25 km	12 km NNE of La Central, Mexico
M7.1 1932-05-21	1932-05-21 10:10	15 km	12 km S of Conchagua, El Salvador
M7.0 1932-12-04	1932-12-04 08:11	15 km	293 km SSE of Manuk Mangkaw, Philippines
M7.0 1932-01-29	1932-01-29 13:41	15 km	133 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 1932-01-09	1932-01-09 10:21	395 km	115 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 1932-09-15	1932-09-15 13:54	15 km	62 km S of Gisborne, New Zealand
M6.9 1932-09-26	1932-09-26 19:20	10 km	7 km NNE of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece
M6.8 1932-07-07	1932-07-07 16:15	10 km	90 km SW of La Libertad, Mexico
M6.8 1932-07-25	1932-07-25 09:12	20 km	2 km SW of Tecomán, Mexico
M6.8 1932-07-12	1932-07-12 19:24	10 km	79 km SSW of Etchoropo, Mexico
M6.8 1932-10-02	1932-10-02 02:59	30 km	47 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua
M6.8 1932-12-07	1932-12-07 16:22	15 km	51 km SSW of Cuyutlán, Mexico
M6.8 1932-12-21	1932-12-21 06:10	10 km	The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake
M6.8 1932-03-25	1932-03-25 23:58	15 km	Alaska Range, about 220 km NW of Anchorage
M6.8 1932-12-31	1932-12-31 06:30	15 km	120 km ESE of Richards Bay, South Africa
M6.7 1932-02-23	1932-02-23 00:13	10 km	east of the South Sandwich Islands
M6.7 1932-02-03	1932-02-03 06:16	25 km	37 km SSE of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
M6.7 1932-05-28	1932-05-28 02:21	15 km	222 km E of Naze, Japan
M6.6 1932-10-16	1932-10-16 12:08	25 km	72 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska
M6.6 1932-11-29	1932-11-29 11:11	35 km	31 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile
M6.6 1932-12-24	1932-12-24 06:30	15 km	205 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1932-01-24	1932-01-24 03:44	15 km	100 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.5 1932-08-21	1932-08-21 04:15	25 km	69 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.5 1932-11-02	1932-11-02 11:03	10 km	Easter Island region
M6.5 1932-02-16	1932-02-16 13:48	15 km	173 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.5 1932-03-26	1932-03-26 09:52	35 km	71 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.5 1932-06-06	1932-06-06 08:44	15 km	The 1932 Eureka, California Earthquake
M6.5 1932-08-12	1932-08-12 03:24	25 km	69 km S of Nikolski, Alaska
M6.4 1932-04-03	1932-04-03 20:39	35 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M6.4 1932-03-08	1932-03-08 18:01	15 km	48 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji
M6.3 1932-02-23	1932-02-23 20:11	15 km	32 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1932-03-10	1932-03-10 05:17	10 km	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
M6.3 1932-04-12	1932-04-12 23:52	35 km	54 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1932-05-22	1932-05-22 11:29	35 km	114 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
M6.3 1932-10-30	1932-10-30 20:47	35 km	68 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska
M6.3 1932-01-05	1932-01-05 01:54	10 km	Easter Island region
M6.3 1932-01-30	1932-01-30 03:04	15 km	183 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1932-09-29	1932-09-29 03:57	10 km	5 km SSW of Askós, Greece
M6.3 1932-03-19	1932-03-19 10:59	15 km	215 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.3 1932-08-22	1932-08-22 11:12	10 km	104 km ESE of Qingshancun, China
M6.3 1932-09-09	1932-09-09 13:39	25 km	25 km NNW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.3 1932-09-03	1932-09-03 11:58	25 km	160 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
M6.3 1932-11-26	1932-11-26 04:24	58 km	8 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
M6.3 1932-03-14	1932-03-14 22:42	15 km	29 km ENE of Táriba, Venezuela
M6.3 1932-04-26	1932-04-26 07:54	60 km	63 km ESE of Taltal, Chile
M6.3 1932-10-17	1932-10-17 13:25	35 km	102 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1932-09-29	1932-09-29 17:46	35 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1932-07-21	1932-07-21 16:16	15 km	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
M6.2 1932-03-15	1932-03-15 04:32	15 km	254 km S of Merizo Village, Guam
M6.2 1932-08-13	1932-08-13 20:56	20 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M6.2 1932-03-14	1932-03-14 04:06	15 km	176 km SE of La Playa, Mexico
M6.2 1932-07-21	1932-07-21 12:39	35 km	204 km E of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.2 1932-12-04	1932-12-04 10:33	15 km	292 km SSE of Manuk Mangkaw, Philippines
M6.2 1932-01-13	1932-01-13 16:17	35 km	128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M6.2 1932-04-29	1932-04-29 18:18	35 km	108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M6.2 1932-10-23	1932-10-23 21:27	35 km	73 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.2 1932-09-15	1932-09-15 11:13	15 km	23 km W of Bawison, Philippines
M6.2 1932-08-02	1932-08-02 04:25	35 km	120 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
M6.2 1932-09-08	1932-09-08 01:41	15 km	58 km SSW of Cuyutlán, Mexico
M6.2 1932-12-04	1932-12-04 04:04	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.1 1932-03-19	1932-03-19 23:10	35 km	New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1932-11-17	1932-11-17 06:02	15 km	42 km SW of Cerro de Ortega, Mexico
M6.1 1932-01-20	1932-01-20 02:30	65 km	11 km WNW of Sayán, Peru
M6.1 1932-01-25	1932-01-25 01:52	15 km	88 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.1 1932-03-08	1932-03-08 04:29	35 km	122 km W of Adak, Alaska
M6.1 1932-06-14	1932-06-14 05:59	35 km	30 km NE of Piddig, Philippines
M6.1 1932-03-28	1932-03-28 00:35	15 km	southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia
M6.1 1932-05-18	1932-05-18 18:45	10 km	southeast Indian Ridge
M6.1 1932-06-26	1932-06-26 19:19	35 km	Kuril Islands
M6.1 1932-10-02	1932-10-02 03:22	15 km	115 km NNE of Nurota, Uzbekistan
M6.1 1932-10-09	1932-10-09 12:49	35 km	63 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.1 1932-04-06	1932-04-06 09:11	15 km	24 km NE of Macheng, China
M6.1 1932-08-24	1932-08-24 12:10	15 km	4 km NE of Caba, Philippines
M6.1 1932-04-24	1932-04-24 06:10	15 km	12 km WNW of Ciudad Constitución, Mexico
M6.1 1932-06-13	1932-06-13 20:57	15 km	112 km WNW of Pagsanahan Norte, Philippines
M6.1 1932-07-10	1932-07-10 07:45	15 km	281 km E of Yamada, Japan
M6.1 1932-02-14	1932-02-14 23:13	10 km	Mauritius - Reunion region
M6.1 1932-06-16	1932-06-16 01:18	35 km	68 km NW of Singkil, Indonesia
M6.1 1932-10-29	1932-10-29 11:08	15 km	18 km SE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
M6.0 1932-06-05	1932-06-05 09:04	25 km	12 km SE of Barra de Navidad, Mexico
M6.0 1932-12-09	1932-12-09 08:34	35 km	near the coast of central Peru
M6.0 1932-09-26	1932-09-26 21:27	10 km	9 km S of Néa Vrasná, Greece
M6.0 1932-06-29	1932-06-29 18:15	35 km	178 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
M6.0 1932-07-27	1932-07-27 21:19	15 km	186 km SE of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.0 1932-03-02	1932-03-02 17:40	–	off the coast of Oregon
M6.0 1932-03-25	1932-03-25 23:54	–	90 km SE of Nikolai, Alaska
M6.0 1932-11-29	1932-11-29 01:47	35 km	122 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu

← 1931 1933 →

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.