Major earthquakes worldwide in 1935 (M6+)

M6+ earthquakes111

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LargestM7.8Papua New Guinea

M7+13

1991–2020 average153

By magnitude

M6.0–6.481

M6.5–6.917

M7.0–7.913

M8+0

By region

Papua New Guinea11

Japan11

Indonesia10

Philippines10

Solomon Islands5

Taiwan4

Pakistan3

Mexico3

Alaska3

China3

Nearby years

193097

1931124

193291

1933101

1934117

1935 ◀111

1936105

193798

1938149

193980

1940105

Largest first

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.8 1935-09-20	1935-09-20 01:46	30 km	New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
M7.6 1935-05-30	1935-05-30 21:32	25 km	17 km WSW of Kalat, Pakistan
M7.6 1935-12-15	1935-12-15 07:07	35 km	56 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M7.6 1935-12-28	1935-12-28 02:35	30 km	212 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia
M7.5 1935-09-11	1935-09-11 14:04	35 km	42 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia
M7.3 1935-12-14	1935-12-14 22:05	35 km	4 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M7.2 1935-10-18	1935-10-18 00:11	15 km	192 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
M7.1 1935-08-17	1935-08-17 01:44	20 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M7.1 1935-10-12	1935-10-12 16:45	15 km	136 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
M7.1 1935-09-04	1935-09-04 01:37	15 km	66 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan
M7.0 1935-04-20	1935-04-20 22:02	15 km	14 km N of Taichung, Taiwan
M7.0 1935-09-20	1935-09-20 05:23	35 km	55 km NNW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
M7.0 1935-08-03	1935-08-03 01:10	25 km	40 km NE of Meulaboh, Indonesia
M7.0 1935-12-17	1935-12-17 19:17	15 km	southeast of Taiwan
M6.9 1935-01-23	1935-01-23 07:24	35 km	77 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
M6.9 1935-09-09	1935-09-09 06:17	15 km	Palau region
M6.8 1935-06-29	1935-06-29 06:48	25 km	20 km W of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico
M6.8 1935-07-19	1935-07-19 00:49	10 km	80 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan
M6.8 1935-02-22	1935-02-22 17:06	30 km	95 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska
M6.8 1935-04-19	1935-04-19 15:23	15 km	near the coast of Libya
M6.8 1935-05-24	1935-05-24 05:36	45 km	9 km WNW of San Jose de Buan, Philippines
M6.8 1935-11-01	1935-11-01 16:22	15 km	27 km SE of Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam
M6.7 1935-10-18	1935-10-18 11:05	20 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.6 1935-09-23	1935-09-23 09:18	35 km	50 km NNW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1935-04-10	1935-04-10 22:32	100 km	42 km W of Güiria, Venezuela
M6.6 1935-03-30	1935-03-30 21:19	35 km	84 km ESE of Namie, Japan
M6.5 1935-03-29	1935-03-29 12:24	25 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M6.5 1935-01-17	1935-01-17 02:08	35 km	53 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.5 1935-12-20	1935-12-20 18:37	15 km	Solomon Islands
M6.5 1935-09-15	1935-09-15 14:09	10 km	Easter Island region
M6.5 1935-01-03	1935-01-03 01:50	15 km	176 km NNW of Rikaze, China
M6.5 1935-10-02	1935-10-02 05:32	35 km	65 km S of Shikotan, Russia
M6.5 1935-07-17	1935-07-17 10:46	10 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.5 1935-10-18	1935-10-18 14:53	15 km	185 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
M6.5 1935-11-14	1935-11-14 19:56	35 km	128 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1935-12-29	1935-12-29 23:37	25 km	9 km ESE of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.4 1935-12-01	1935-12-01 23:45	20 km	142 km WNW of Naze, Japan
M6.4 1935-09-15	1935-09-15 11:15	15 km	15 km NE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1935-03-20	1935-03-20 22:57	20 km	100 km WNW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M6.4 1935-01-01	1935-01-01 13:20	15 km	118 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.4 1935-10-11	1935-10-11 22:15	15 km	83 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1935-04-11	1935-04-11 23:14	15 km	14 km SE of Behshahr, Iran
M6.4 1935-12-09	1935-12-09 07:23	10 km	Macquarie Island region
M6.4 1935-09-20	1935-09-20 21:04	15 km	20 km SSE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1935-05-13	1935-05-13 19:53	35 km	50 km NNE of Chiang Klang, Thailand
M6.3 1935-12-02	1935-12-02 16:42	20 km	143 km W of Naze, Japan
M6.3 1935-01-04	1935-01-04 14:41	15 km	9 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey
M6.3 1935-11-25	1935-11-25 10:03	35 km	184 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
M6.3 1935-07-26	1935-07-26 10:32	15 km	Southern Qinghai, China
M6.3 1935-11-30	1935-11-30 03:39	35 km	19 km NNW of Portobelo, Panama
M6.3 1935-01-31	1935-01-31 17:45	15 km	142 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1935-05-16	1935-05-16 20:41	10 km	southern East Pacific Rise
M6.3 1935-08-23	1935-08-23 13:57	25 km	163 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.3 1935-09-24	1935-09-24 22:12	15 km	181 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.3 1935-12-24	1935-12-24 12:24	25 km	84 km WNW of Mosquera, Colombia
M6.3 1935-10-08	1935-10-08 09:19	20 km	38 km ENE of Rasht, Tajikistan
M6.3 1935-04-05	1935-04-05 02:55	30 km	8 km NNW of Kolonga, Tonga
M6.3 1935-12-17	1935-12-17 13:16	35 km	99 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1935-12-18	1935-12-18 07:10	15 km	eastern Sichuan, China
M6.3 1935-07-30	1935-07-30 05:44	60 km	56 km S of Komodo, Indonesia
M6.2 1935-06-25	1935-06-25 12:33	15 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1935-07-09	1935-07-09 12:21	35 km	102 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile
M6.2 1935-09-19	1935-09-19 02:26	15 km	189 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1935-07-05	1935-07-05 17:53	15 km	18 km SE of Boysun, Uzbekistan
M6.2 1935-02-09	1935-02-09 19:19	20 km	30 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan
M6.2 1935-06-22	1935-06-22 15:48	15 km	70 km S of Sinjai, Indonesia
M6.2 1935-05-21	1935-05-21 06:51	35 km	55 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1935-08-01	1935-08-01 14:06	25 km	39 km E of San Julian, Philippines
M6.2 1935-08-01	1935-08-01 16:08	15 km	5 km S of Liberia, Costa Rica
M6.2 1935-09-04	1935-09-04 03:28	15 km	58 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan
M6.2 1935-02-25	1935-02-25 02:51	70 km	66 km SSW of Folégandros, Greece
M6.2 1935-09-25	1935-09-25 10:19	35 km	77 km NE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1935-02-04	1935-02-04 17:24	15 km	57 km N of Pangai, Tonga
M6.2 1935-05-26	1935-05-26 22:03	25 km	34 km E of Dapdap, Philippines
M6.2 1935-09-11	1935-09-11 11:45	20 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M6.2 1935-11-01	1935-11-01 06:03	15 km	2 km ESE of Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Canada
M6.2 1935-11-10	1935-11-10 18:27	15 km	32 km SSE of Fig Tree, Saint Kitts and Nevis
M6.2 1935-04-20	1935-04-20 05:10	10 km	112 km WSW of Sirte, Libya
M6.1 1935-08-10	1935-08-10 17:31	15 km	southwestern Atlantic Ocean
M6.1 1935-10-19	1935-10-19 04:48	15 km	The 1935 Helena, Montana Earthquakes (Mainshock)
M6.1 1935-11-17	1935-11-17 07:41	15 km	141 km SSW of Suva, Fiji
M6.1 1935-06-02	1935-06-02 09:16	15 km	7 km SSE of Quetta, Pakistan
M6.1 1935-06-19	1935-06-19 22:14	25 km	101 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.1 1935-07-07	1935-07-07 13:23	15 km	104 km WNW of Pagsanahan Norte, Philippines
M6.1 1935-09-18	1935-09-18 08:23	35 km	53 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
M6.1 1935-11-12	1935-11-12 21:28	15 km	95 km SW of Pangkalan Brandan, Indonesia
M6.1 1935-08-26	1935-08-26 16:31	15 km	104 km ESE of Hirara, Japan
M6.1 1935-04-11	1935-04-11 01:18	15 km	290 km WSW of Dawei, Myanmar
M6.1 1935-04-21	1935-04-21 07:25	15 km	206 km SSW of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
M6.1 1935-05-25	1935-05-25 00:08	25 km	23 km ESE of San Policarpo, Philippines
M6.1 1935-07-11	1935-07-11 08:24	35 km	14 km E of Shizuoka, Japan
M6.1 1935-11-11	1935-11-11 13:11	25 km	62 km SSE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1935-01-22	1935-01-22 14:56	35 km	192 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.1 1935-08-05	1935-08-05 23:50	35 km	28 km NW of Talca, Chile
M6.1 1935-09-18	1935-09-18 04:57	15 km	12 km WNW of Santuario, Colombia
M6.1 1935-11-05	1935-11-05 20:57	15 km	132 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.1 1935-11-23	1935-11-23 07:52	15 km	off the coast of Ecuador
M6.0 1935-05-01	1935-05-01 10:24	10 km	28 km E of Kars, Turkey
M6.0 1935-05-15	1935-05-15 02:01	15 km	60 km NW of Chowki Jamali, Pakistan
M6.0 1935-02-07	1935-02-07 17:29	15 km	7 km S of Tinalmud, Philippines

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