Major earthquakes worldwide in 1948 (M6+)

M6+ earthquakes114

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LargestM7.8Philippines

M7+12

1991–2020 average153

By magnitude

M6.0–6.478

M6.5–6.924

M7.0–7.912

M8+0

By region

Japan18

Russia10

Alaska9

Papua New Guinea8

Indonesia7

Philippines6

China5

Vanuatu5

Tonga4

Greece4

Nearby years

1943113

194483

194588

194694

194783

1948 ◀114

194983

1950123

1951135

1952166

1953128

Largest first

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.8 1948-01-24	1948-01-24 17:46	15 km	3 km W of Buga, Philippines
M7.5 1948-09-08	1948-09-08 15:09	15 km	110 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
M7.4 1948-04-17	1948-04-17 16:11	15 km	67 km SSW of Shing?, Japan
M7.3 1948-02-09	1948-02-09 12:58	15 km	15 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece
M7.3 1948-05-25	1948-05-25 07:11	55 km	151 km W of Kangding, China
M7.2 1948-10-05	1948-10-05 20:12	15 km	14 km N of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
M7.1 1948-03-01	1948-03-01 01:12	15 km	124 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia
M7.1 1948-03-03	1948-03-03 09:09	15 km	176 km W of Davila, Philippines
M7.1 1948-04-21	1948-04-21 20:22	15 km	11 km WNW of Sánchez, Dominican Republic
M7.1 1948-01-27	1948-01-27 11:58	595 km	Fiji region
M7.1 1948-05-14	1948-05-14 22:31	25 km	90 km SE of King Cove, Alaska
M7.0 1948-05-12	1948-05-12 00:56	20 km	139 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M7.0 1948-09-10	1948-09-10 13:48	25 km	52 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
M6.9 1948-05-09	1948-05-09 02:09	25 km	28 km ENE of Nichinan, Japan
M6.9 1948-06-15	1948-06-15 11:44	24 km	10 km ESE of Tanabe, Japan
M6.9 1948-08-25	1948-08-25 06:09	30 km	30 km SSE of Santa Clara, Argentina
M6.9 1948-12-05	1948-12-05 06:26	15 km	Macquarie Island region
M6.8 1948-01-26	1948-01-26 14:10	35 km	6 km NNW of Miagao, Philippines
M6.8 1948-04-18	1948-04-18 12:19	15 km	Papua, Indonesia
M6.8 1948-06-28	1948-06-28 07:13	10 km	3 km W of Maruoka, Japan
M6.8 1948-07-07	1948-07-07 02:19	15 km	62 km S of Shing?, Japan
M6.7 1948-04-22	1948-04-22 00:28	15 km	7 km WSW of Samaná, Dominican Republic
M6.7 1948-03-09	1948-03-09 18:47	25 km	192 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1948-04-22	1948-04-22 10:42	15 km	35 km NW of Itháki, Greece
M6.6 1948-07-14	1948-07-14 22:29	25 km	190 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1948-11-26	1948-11-26 05:36	55 km	97 km NNW of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1948-11-03	1948-11-03 05:18	15 km	187 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.6 1948-03-13	1948-03-13 20:02	15 km	135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.6 1948-12-04	1948-12-04 00:22	15 km	142 km WNW of Corral del Risco (Punta de Mita), Mexico
M6.6 1948-06-29	1948-06-29 10:28	35 km	124 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.5 1948-02-18	1948-02-18 20:29	15 km	Franz Josef Land, Russia
M6.5 1948-08-07	1948-08-07 14:40	15 km	138 km SE of Hasaki, Japan
M6.5 1948-01-28	1948-01-28 03:47	15 km	129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.5 1948-09-28	1948-09-28 21:36	65 km	55 km E of Hakha, Myanmar
M6.5 1948-03-10	1948-03-10 11:25	15 km	Vanuatu region
M6.5 1948-12-23	1948-12-23 08:41	20 km	250 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.5 1948-01-10	1948-01-10 05:14	15 km	Vanuatu region
M6.5 1948-05-11	1948-05-11 08:55	59 km	1 km SW of Cairani, Peru
M6.5 1948-07-23	1948-07-23 12:21	25 km	131 km NNE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1948-01-30	1948-01-30 08:43	15 km	23 km S of Pasni, Pakistan
M6.5 1948-10-21	1948-10-21 05:01	35 km	97 km SE of Kieta, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1948-01-06	1948-01-06 17:23	30 km	6 km SSW of El Polvorín, Mexico
M6.5 1948-07-20	1948-07-20 11:02	30 km	27 km SSE of Atico, Peru
M6.5 1948-09-24	1948-09-24 20:41	15 km	47 km E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1948-12-30	1948-12-30 23:49	15 km	Haida Gwaii Region, Canada
M6.4 1948-01-20	1948-01-20 09:44	20 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.4 1948-01-28	1948-01-28 15:51	35 km	19 km WSW of A?bak, Afghanistan
M6.4 1948-07-24	1948-07-24 06:03	15 km	39 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece
M6.4 1948-01-14	1948-01-14 02:25	15 km	central East Pacific Rise
M6.4 1948-06-30	1948-06-30 12:21	15 km	19 km WNW of Préveza, Greece
M6.4 1948-12-20	1948-12-20 23:07	35 km	63 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.4 1948-03-24	1948-03-24 05:19	35 km	29 km W of Labuan, Indonesia
M6.4 1948-10-15	1948-10-15 22:43	15 km	east of the South Sandwich Islands
M6.4 1948-03-21	1948-03-21 21:34	15 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.4 1948-05-22	1948-05-22 19:21	15 km	71 km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand
M6.4 1948-06-18	1948-06-18 00:53	52 km	58 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1948-10-04	1948-10-04 05:56	15 km	75 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.3 1948-06-21	1948-06-21 12:05	15 km	202 km S of Sarangani, Philippines
M6.3 1948-03-08	1948-03-08 16:07	40 km	88 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1948-11-19	1948-11-19 01:04	25 km	9 km NW of San Isidro, Costa Rica
M6.3 1948-12-16	1948-12-16 07:18	15 km	182 km W of Pangai, Tonga
M6.3 1948-02-13	1948-02-13 04:57	15 km	157 km SSE of Hotan, China
M6.3 1948-06-01	1948-06-01 18:56	65 km	67 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.3 1948-09-04	1948-09-04 15:08	15 km	Southwest Indian Ridge
M6.3 1948-10-28	1948-10-28 20:45	35 km	46 km E of ?arai, Japan
M6.3 1948-05-14	1948-05-14 18:39	25 km	125 km E of Shikotan, Russia
M6.3 1948-05-14	1948-05-14 13:19	30 km	133 km E of Namie, Japan
M6.2 1948-01-17	1948-01-17 07:11	35 km	112 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.2 1948-07-16	1948-07-16 07:12	41 km	13 km SE of Río Bravo, Guatemala
M6.2 1948-07-18	1948-07-18 06:43	35 km	138 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.2 1948-10-23	1948-10-23 15:45	15 km	12 km NNW of Klyuchi, Russia
M6.2 1948-04-23	1948-04-23 11:50	15 km	16 km ENE of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
M6.2 1948-02-11	1948-02-11 15:41	15 km	30 km SSW of Fort Greely, Alaska
M6.2 1948-03-16	1948-03-16 16:58	20 km	Vanuatu region
M6.2 1948-09-19	1948-09-19 06:14	35 km	Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
M6.2 1948-09-24	1948-09-24 23:28	25 km	124 km N of Basco, Philippines
M6.2 1948-11-01	1948-11-01 12:05	28 km	68 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.2 1948-03-07	1948-03-07 18:50	35 km	143 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M6.2 1948-02-01	1948-02-01 20:27	35 km	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
M6.2 1948-02-06	1948-02-06 22:18	35 km	52 km W of Guisijan, Philippines
M6.2 1948-08-29	1948-08-29 17:37	15 km	164 km SSW of Matavai, Samoa
M6.2 1948-05-23	1948-05-23 09:13	35 km	24 km NNW of Weihai, China
M6.2 1948-08-17	1948-08-17 17:08	25 km	near the east coast of Honshu, Japan
M6.2 1948-08-29	1948-08-29 23:29	15 km	119 km SE of Koshima, Japan
M6.2 1948-09-23	1948-09-23 00:52	25 km	160 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan
M6.1 1948-03-15	1948-03-15 11:23	27 km	108 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan
M6.1 1948-08-28	1948-08-28 02:28	15 km	111 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.1 1948-12-06	1948-12-06 12:10	35 km	42 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.1 1948-12-12	1948-12-12 13:17	20 km	Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
M6.1 1948-01-16	1948-01-16 11:08	20 km	120 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska
M6.1 1948-11-13	1948-11-13 22:48	15 km	82 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga
M6.1 1948-06-27	1948-06-27 00:08	25 km	72 km SSW of Lijiang, China
M6.1 1948-08-14	1948-08-14 16:55	40 km	50 km E of ?arai, Japan
M6.1 1948-02-14	1948-02-14 22:00	15 km	10 km SSE of Huaylillas, Peru
M6.1 1948-05-17	1948-05-17 17:48	46 km	39 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska
M6.1 1948-11-22	1948-11-22 09:06	25 km	246 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M6.1 1948-03-04	1948-03-04 01:53	15 km	29 km ENE of Santa Rosa, Peru
M6.1 1948-05-16	1948-05-16 21:16	20 km	202 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
M6.1 1948-07-16	1948-07-16 07:19	44 km	7 km S of Santa Bárbara, Guatemala
M6.1 1948-07-05	1948-07-05 13:53	15 km	80 km NW of Bam, Iran

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