Major earthquakes worldwide in 1937 (M6+)

M6+ earthquakes98

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LargestM7.8China

M7+9

1991–2020 average153

By magnitude

M6.0–6.471

M6.5–6.918

M7.0–7.99

M8+0

By region

Japan12

Russia9

Mexico7

Indonesia7

Papua New Guinea7

Solomon Islands5

Taiwan4

China3

Philippines3

Tonga3

Nearby years

193291

1933101

1934117

1935111

1936105

1937 ◀98

1938149

193980

1940105

1941102

194299

Largest first

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.8 1937-01-07	1937-01-07 13:20	15 km	Southern Qinghai, China
M7.6 1937-08-20	1937-08-20 11:59	15 km	6 km E of Tignoan, Philippines
M7.4 1937-02-21	1937-02-21 07:02	30 km	170 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M7.4 1937-12-23	1937-12-23 13:18	25 km	3 km W of Huixtepec, Mexico
M7.3 1937-04-16	1937-04-16 03:01	330 km	227 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M7.2 1937-01-25	1937-01-25 06:34	15 km	76 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M7.1 1937-07-22	1937-07-22 17:09	10 km	Central Alaska
M7.1 1937-06-21	1937-06-21 15:13	30 km	55 km SW of Santiago de Cao, Peru
M7.1 1937-08-11	1937-08-11 00:55	610 km	205 km NNE of Gili Air, Indonesia
M7.0 1937-07-31	1937-07-31 20:35	25 km	24 km W of Heze, China
M7.0 1937-09-15	1937-09-15 12:27	35 km	62 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.9 1937-09-23	1937-09-23 13:06	35 km	160 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 1937-12-08	1937-12-08 08:32	15 km	86 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
M6.9 1937-09-27	1937-09-27 08:55	55 km	92 km S of Pundong, Indonesia
M6.8 1937-01-23	1937-01-23 10:55	35 km	148 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 1937-04-05	1937-04-05 06:56	15 km	66 km W of Manokwari, Indonesia
M6.7 1937-08-01	1937-08-01 10:41	25 km	28 km W of Heze, China
M6.7 1937-04-29	1937-04-29 18:52	35 km	68 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska
M6.7 1937-12-13	1937-12-13 18:53	15 km	98 km ENE of Donggang, Taiwan
M6.6 1937-07-26	1937-07-26 19:56	35 km	42 km E of Onagawa Ch?, Japan
M6.6 1937-07-04	1937-07-04 06:38	15 km	212 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.6 1937-12-17	1937-12-17 09:32	15 km	95 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
M6.6 1937-07-02	1937-07-02 02:37	35 km	58 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.6 1937-09-01	1937-09-01 08:38	45 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.5 1937-01-05	1937-01-05 21:38	20 km	114 km ESE of Nichinan, Japan
M6.5 1937-07-04	1937-07-04 05:55	15 km	195 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.5 1937-08-31	1937-08-31 14:15	15 km	28 km SSW of Sarupathar, India
M6.5 1937-09-17	1937-09-17 09:30	10 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.5 1937-03-14	1937-03-14 11:55	15 km	65 km NNW of Taltal, Chile
M6.5 1937-12-24	1937-12-24 06:20	15 km	18 km WSW of Oxapampa, Peru
M6.5 1937-05-09	1937-05-09 14:46	35 km	Kuril Islands
M6.4 1937-02-23	1937-02-23 00:48	30 km	164 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.4 1937-10-05	1937-10-05 06:21	10 km	103 km E of La Playa, Mexico
M6.4 1937-09-15	1937-09-15 23:48	15 km	6 km SW of Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala
M6.4 1937-11-30	1937-11-30 12:57	10 km	31 km E of Turmi, Ethiopia
M6.4 1937-01-07	1937-01-07 06:12	35 km	near the east coast of Honshu, Japan
M6.4 1937-03-09	1937-03-09 15:40	20 km	14 km SE of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica
M6.4 1937-12-18	1937-12-18 13:18	15 km	54 km SE of Zhabagly, Kazakhstan
M6.4 1937-12-22	1937-12-22 03:37	15 km	236 km SSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico
M6.4 1937-11-13	1937-11-13 09:50	15 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.4 1937-07-04	1937-07-04 07:26	15 km	199 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.4 1937-11-28	1937-11-28 05:24	15 km	266 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia
M6.3 1937-10-17	1937-10-17 04:47	25 km	44 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan
M6.3 1937-11-15	1937-11-15 21:37	30 km	86 km NE of Leh, India
M6.3 1937-11-30	1937-11-30 00:40	15 km	off the west coast of northern Sumatra
M6.3 1937-07-01	1937-07-01 11:49	30 km	84 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.3 1937-09-04	1937-09-04 06:14	15 km	Fiji region
M6.3 1937-08-05	1937-08-05 14:43	35 km	27 km SW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1937-12-06	1937-12-06 04:34	15 km	120 km E of Hasaki, Japan
M6.3 1937-08-26	1937-08-26 18:54	35 km	41 km SE of Nichinan, Japan
M6.3 1937-12-28	1937-12-28 06:19	15 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.3 1937-09-22	1937-09-22 03:11	15 km	8 km E of Batuan, Philippines
M6.2 1937-08-24	1937-08-24 18:27	15 km	199 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga
M6.2 1937-07-14	1937-07-14 22:28	20 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M6.2 1937-12-10	1937-12-10 13:28	15 km	106 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan
M6.2 1937-10-01	1937-10-01 19:16	15 km	south of Tonga
M6.2 1937-10-06	1937-10-06 17:04	15 km	188 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1937-03-23	1937-03-23 00:44	15 km	West Chile Rise
M6.2 1937-09-21	1937-09-21 09:39	15 km	163 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
M6.2 1937-02-01	1937-02-01 09:12	35 km	133 km ENE of Kieta, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1937-07-19	1937-07-19 02:53	35 km	82 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1937-12-28	1937-12-28 03:09	25 km	22 km NNW of Manatutu, Timor Leste
M6.2 1937-02-21	1937-02-21 10:52	35 km	192 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1937-03-19	1937-03-19 18:11	35 km	12 km S of Coquimbo, Chile
M6.2 1937-07-11	1937-07-11 17:19	15 km	287 km SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
M6.2 1937-09-28	1937-09-28 06:20	15 km	near the coast of Guatemala
M6.1 1937-02-17	1937-02-17 09:15	35 km	168 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1937-02-22	1937-02-22 13:24	35 km	210 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1937-07-11	1937-07-11 13:39	15 km	254 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.1 1937-10-06	1937-10-06 09:47	35 km	8 km S of Valle de Vázquez, Mexico
M6.1 1937-12-08	1937-12-08 20:38	15 km	109 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
M6.1 1937-02-22	1937-02-22 02:53	35 km	211 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1937-12-31	1937-12-31 17:41	25 km	7 km WNW of El Carrizo, Mexico
M6.1 1937-01-08	1937-01-08 15:09	25 km	64 km SW of Carahue, Chile
M6.1 1937-02-27	1937-02-27 01:15	15 km	107 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan
M6.1 1937-06-14	1937-06-14 13:10	15 km	155 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.1 1937-06-24	1937-06-24 13:13	15 km	80 km SW of Golfito, Costa Rica
M6.1 1937-11-18	1937-11-18 02:48	35 km	94 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1937-04-01	1937-04-01 17:20	15 km	73 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.1 1937-08-20	1937-08-20 06:38	15 km	Indian Ocean Triple Junction
M6.1 1937-10-25	1937-10-25 23:20	35 km	151 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1937-02-21	1937-02-21 22:28	35 km	218 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1937-11-26	1937-11-26 10:45	60 km	32 km E of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.0 1937-05-04	1937-05-04 05:08	15 km	62 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska
M6.0 1937-11-13	1937-11-13 17:53	15 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.0 1937-02-22	1937-02-22 04:35	35 km	188 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 1937-07-16	1937-07-16 10:18	15 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M6.0 1937-08-15	1937-08-15 04:27	35 km	76 km NNW of Claveria, Philippines
M6.0 1937-09-01	1937-09-01 21:41	35 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.0 1937-09-20	1937-09-20 07:03	15 km	103 km SSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico
M6.0 1937-10-07	1937-10-07 07:51	15 km	South Shetland Islands
M6.0 1937-10-23	1937-10-23 16:53	15 km	45 km NNE of Opotiki, New Zealand
M6.0 1937-10-25	1937-10-25 10:33	35 km	43 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand
M6.0 1937-01-30	1937-01-30 06:24	35 km	70 km SE of Inarajan Village, Guam
M6.0 1937-03-25	1937-03-25 16:49	6 km	16km WSW of Oasis, CA
M6.0 1937-08-31	1937-08-31 02:29	35 km	191 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.0 1937-09-27	1937-09-27 11:13	25 km	150 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.0 1937-10-06	1937-10-06 21:48	15 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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