Major earthquakes worldwide in 1947 (M6+)

M6+ earthquakes83

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LargestM7.7New Zealand

M7+15

1991–2020 average153

By magnitude

M6.0–6.450

M6.5–6.918

M7.0–7.915

M8+0

By region

Japan9

Indonesia7

New Zealand5

Mariana Islands5

Russia5

Philippines4

China3

Papua New Guinea3

Mexico3

Tonga3

Nearby years

194299

1943113

194483

194588

194694

1947 ◀83

1948114

194983

1950123

1951135

1952166

Largest first

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.7 1947-03-25	1947-03-25 20:32	15 km	46 km E of Gisborne, New Zealand
M7.6 1947-05-27	1947-05-27 05:58	15 km	138 km SW of Insrom, Indonesia
M7.6 1947-11-01	1947-11-01 14:58	20 km	23 km E of Santa Rosa, Peru
M7.6 1947-03-17	1947-03-17 08:19	15 km	Qinghai-Sichuan border region, China
M7.6 1947-05-17	1947-05-17 07:06	25 km	82 km ENE of Gisborne, New Zealand
M7.4 1947-05-06	1947-05-06 20:30	35 km	92 km WSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M7.3 1947-04-02	1947-04-02 05:39	15 km	195 km E of Biak, Indonesia
M7.3 1947-07-29	1947-07-29 13:43	20 km	73 km W of Shi Yomi, India
M7.3 1947-10-06	1947-10-06 19:55	15 km	4 km WNW of Koróni, Greece
M7.2 1947-06-19	1947-06-19 07:34	35 km	Mariana Islands region
M7.1 1947-11-04	1947-11-04 00:09	15 km	72 km W of Rumoi, Japan
M7.1 1947-06-12	1947-06-12 09:02	15 km	128 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
M7.1 1947-10-16	1947-10-16 02:09	26 km	Central Alaska
M7.1 1947-04-14	1947-04-14 07:15	30 km	142 km E of Shikotan, Russia
M7.0 1947-06-13	1947-06-13 20:24	35 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.9 1947-08-27	1947-08-27 13:37	15 km	152 km SE of Gisborne, New Zealand
M6.9 1947-09-23	1947-09-23 12:28	15 km	52 km WSW of Q?’en, Iran
M6.9 1947-06-07	1947-06-07 18:47	15 km	5 km NE of Lim-oo, Philippines
M6.8 1947-08-05	1947-08-05 14:24	15 km	16 km SW of Pasni, Pakistan
M6.7 1947-01-03	1947-01-03 02:17	15 km	160 km E of Shikotan, Russia
M6.7 1947-02-10	1947-02-10 04:02	15 km	249 km N of Saga, China
M6.7 1947-04-24	1947-04-24 19:35	15 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.7 1947-11-09	1947-11-09 04:57	15 km	273 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.6 1947-09-25	1947-09-25 23:31	15 km	54 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.6 1947-03-02	1947-03-02 19:09	35 km	86 km SSE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1947-06-13	1947-06-13 23:50	20 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.6 1947-08-07	1947-08-07 00:40	35 km	60 km SSW of Guantánamo, Cuba
M6.5 1947-10-14	1947-10-14 01:41	15 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.5 1947-02-07	1947-02-07 08:40	15 km	62 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.5 1947-04-10	1947-04-10 15:58	6 km	The 1947 Manix, California Earthquake
M6.5 1947-07-24	1947-07-24 12:16	15 km	Vanuatu
M6.5 1947-11-12	1947-11-12 16:19	30 km	291 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.5 1947-12-15	1947-12-15 19:20	10 km	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
M6.5 1947-08-28	1947-08-28 06:50	55 km	Kuril Islands
M6.4 1947-07-23	1947-07-23 17:13	15 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.4 1947-10-20	1947-10-20 01:43	20 km	23 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska
M6.4 1947-02-24	1947-02-24 17:31	20 km	5 km WNW of Mapiri, Bolivia
M6.4 1947-10-10	1947-10-10 13:42	15 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M6.4 1947-01-24	1947-01-24 16:47	10 km	67 km SSW of Tanabe, Japan
M6.4 1947-04-02	1947-04-02 20:45	35 km	43 km W of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.4 1947-10-05	1947-10-05 18:40	25 km	151 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.4 1947-02-21	1947-02-21 22:00	15 km	56 km S of Muroto-misakicho, Japan
M6.4 1947-04-11	1947-04-11 14:29	30 km	86 km W of Basco, Philippines
M6.4 1947-08-28	1947-08-28 14:29	35 km	56 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M6.4 1947-09-03	1947-09-03 18:56	35 km	34 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1947-10-10	1947-10-10 07:32	15 km	102 km WSW of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1947-10-03	1947-10-03 23:32	65 km	16 km ENE of Poturo, Mexico
M6.3 1947-11-21	1947-11-21 03:54	15 km	270 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
M6.3 1947-11-01	1947-11-01 05:59	35 km	62 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
M6.3 1947-12-31	1947-12-31 15:06	15 km	101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.3 1947-08-24	1947-08-24 11:37	35 km	87 km N of Aral, China
M6.3 1947-08-30	1947-08-30 22:21	15 km	29 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece
M6.2 1947-06-02	1947-06-02 06:40	15 km	14 km ENE of Haqqulobod, Uzbekistan
M6.2 1947-06-19	1947-06-19 02:14	20 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.2 1947-11-21	1947-11-21 19:02	35 km	116 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1947-06-10	1947-06-10 11:12	15 km	6 km E of Daram, Philippines
M6.2 1947-07-16	1947-07-16 19:20	15 km	43 km SW of Shing?, Japan
M6.2 1947-12-24	1947-12-24 05:21	15 km	South Indian Ocean
M6.2 1947-01-25	1947-01-25 03:52	45 km	42 km WNW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua
M6.2 1947-09-04	1947-09-04 00:30	15 km	145 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.2 1947-01-21	1947-01-21 20:06	35 km	76 km S of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.2 1947-05-08	1947-05-08 23:52	15 km	Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region
M6.1 1947-07-12	1947-07-12 12:29	35 km	93 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
M6.1 1947-03-10	1947-03-10 01:53	15 km	144 km SSE of Georgetown, Saint Helena
M6.1 1947-06-14	1947-06-14 16:30	20 km	Mariana Islands region
M6.1 1947-07-24	1947-07-24 08:39	35 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.1 1947-10-13	1947-10-13 07:31	15 km	53 km NNW of Wanaka, New Zealand
M6.1 1947-05-02	1947-05-02 02:19	35 km	111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
M6.1 1947-05-11	1947-05-11 18:40	15 km	south of Java, Indonesia
M6.1 1947-10-03	1947-10-03 06:13	15 km	108 km E of Dib Dibba, Oman
M6.1 1947-11-21	1947-11-21 04:17	15 km	216 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
M6.1 1947-11-23	1947-11-23 09:46	15 km	30 km SSW of Big Sky, Montana
M6.1 1947-07-12	1947-07-12 01:58	36 km	117 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 1947-09-26	1947-09-26 03:04	15 km	55 km WSW of Q?’en, Iran
M6.0 1947-02-16	1947-02-16 09:19	15 km	53 km SE of Muroto-misakicho, Japan
M6.0 1947-09-09	1947-09-09 23:47	15 km	81 km NW of Bhamo, Myanmar
M6.0 1947-02-09	1947-02-09 18:51	25 km	83 km WNW of Naze, Japan
M6.0 1947-03-16	1947-03-16 09:32	35 km	34 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.0 1947-05-08	1947-05-08 18:45	57 km	33 km NNE of Mawlaik, Myanmar
M6.0 1947-05-25	1947-05-25 23:00	25 km	124 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.0 1947-08-09	1947-08-09 02:48	15 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.0 1947-01-08	1947-01-08 00:04	35 km	28 km NE of Cortes, Philippines
M6.0 1947-09-17	1947-09-17 17:47	15 km	South Atlantic Ocean

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