Major earthquakes worldwide in 1953 (M6+)

M6+ earthquakes128

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LargestM7.9Japan

M7+9

1991–2020 average153

By magnitude

M6.0–6.494

M6.5–6.925

M7.0–7.99

M8+0

By region

Russia31

Japan14

Papua New Guinea12

Vanuatu6

China6

Greece5

Indonesia5

Alaska4

Tonga4

Chile3

Nearby years

1948114

194983

1950123

1951135

1952166

1953 ◀128

1954109

1955128

1956109

1957175

1958119

Largest first

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.9 1953-11-25	1953-11-25 17:48	25 km	174 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
M7.5 1953-05-06	1953-05-06 17:16	66 km	23 km SE of Chiguayante, Chile
M7.4 1953-04-23	1953-04-23 16:24	35 km	67 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.3 1953-12-12	1953-12-12 17:31	25 km	14 km NNE of Zorritos, Peru
M7.3 1953-03-18	1953-03-18 19:06	10 km	7 km N of Gönen, Turkey
M7.3 1953-03-19	1953-03-19 08:27	129 km	18 km WSW of Soufrière, Saint Lucia
M7.2 1953-07-02	1953-07-02 06:57	236 km	62 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.1 1953-11-04	1953-11-04 03:49	35 km	146 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.0 1953-01-05	1953-01-05 07:48	21 km	171 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska
M6.9 1953-09-04	1953-09-04 07:23	56 km	28 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.8 1953-02-26	1953-02-26 11:42	25 km	173 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.8 1953-01-05	1953-01-05 10:06	49 km	171 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.8 1953-06-25	1953-06-25 10:45	25 km	89 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste
M6.8 1953-12-25	1953-12-25 01:51	35 km	123 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M6.8 1953-06-26	1953-06-26 05:42	25 km	92 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste
M6.8 1953-08-12	1953-08-12 09:23	10 km	15 km ENE of Póros, Greece
M6.8 1953-11-17	1953-11-17 13:29	25 km	95 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala
M6.8 1953-09-30	1953-09-30 23:04	10 km	116 km SW of Mazatlán, Mexico
M6.7 1953-11-26	1953-11-26 08:14	25 km	143 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.6 1953-11-13	1953-11-13 19:15	25 km	146 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.6 1953-09-23	1953-09-23 02:14	55 km	67 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.6 1953-12-02	1953-12-02 04:24	25 km	94 km SSE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1953-02-06	1953-02-06 13:13	45 km	99 km SSW of Kushiro, Japan
M6.6 1953-03-03	1953-03-03 11:27	35 km	140 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.6 1953-10-06	1953-10-06 21:38	20 km	118 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1953-11-10	1953-11-10 23:40	57 km	near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
M6.6 1953-01-12	1953-01-12 17:23	54 km	63 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.6 1953-10-11	1953-10-11 13:08	50 km	97 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.6 1953-02-12	1953-02-12 08:15	15 km	104 km SSE of D?mgh?n, Iran
M6.6 1953-04-30	1953-04-30 06:26	45 km	146 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.6 1953-05-31	1953-05-31 19:58	17 km	5 km NNW of Salsipuedes, Dominican Republic
M6.5 1953-08-11	1953-08-11 03:32	10 km	13 km ESE of Itháki, Greece
M6.5 1953-12-03	1953-12-03 14:54	30 km	208 km NNE of Saga, China
M6.5 1953-11-26	1953-11-26 00:03	25 km	137 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.5 1953-06-15	1953-06-15 17:47	20 km	73 km S of Akhiok, Alaska
M6.5 1953-10-11	1953-10-11 17:08	30 km	253 km NE of Burang, China
M6.5 1953-12-24	1953-12-24 23:21	25 km	129 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M6.5 1953-03-05	1953-03-05 21:21	30 km	164 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.5 1953-07-01	1953-07-01 02:59	53 km	51 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.4 1953-07-22	1953-07-22 05:11	58 km	74 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.4 1953-01-27	1953-01-27 03:13	33 km	136 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M6.4 1953-12-04	1953-12-04 14:54	15 km	207 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.4 1953-05-19	1953-05-19 03:11	14 km	off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
M6.4 1953-01-07	1953-01-07 14:08	55 km	140 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1953-11-09	1953-11-09 17:25	33 km	93 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M6.4 1953-05-11	1953-05-11 10:16	10 km	159 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.4 1953-09-14	1953-09-14 00:26	10 km	29 km SSW of Suva, Fiji
M6.4 1953-02-19	1953-02-19 15:17	15 km	north of Ascension Island
M6.4 1953-09-17	1953-09-17 21:11	35 km	93 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
M6.3 1953-01-27	1953-01-27 03:25	60 km	131 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1953-08-25	1953-08-25 02:04	30 km	99 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1953-11-04	1953-11-04 12:27	35 km	184 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1953-11-14	1953-11-14 20:03	27 km	off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
M6.3 1953-05-24	1953-05-24 01:19	15 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.3 1953-09-10	1953-09-10 04:06	20 km	9 km WSW of Paphos, Cyprus
M6.3 1953-01-11	1953-01-11 22:53	15 km	250 km SSE of Fort McPherson, Canada
M6.3 1953-03-05	1953-03-05 21:01	52 km	102 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia
M6.3 1953-09-20	1953-09-20 18:55	15 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.3 1953-10-17	1953-10-17 21:07	25 km	145 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
M6.3 1953-02-25	1953-02-25 21:16	48 km	112 km E of Chignik, Alaska
M6.3 1953-04-04	1953-04-04 05:52	28 km	64 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
M6.3 1953-02-07	1953-02-07 18:23	31 km	174 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1953-07-12	1953-07-12 06:43	28 km	207 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia
M6.3 1953-08-09	1953-08-09 07:41	15 km	8 km NE of Póros, Greece
M6.3 1953-03-14	1953-03-14 17:00	35 km	3 km NW of Lais, Philippines
M6.3 1953-10-05	1953-10-05 23:16	25 km	260 km ENE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1953-08-12	1953-08-12 16:53	25 km	23 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
M6.3 1953-04-06	1953-04-06 00:36	63 km	155 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.3 1953-05-02	1953-05-02 18:38	38 km	206 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
M6.3 1953-06-09	1953-06-09 01:39	15 km	140 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M6.3 1953-09-04	1953-09-04 14:07	37 km	33 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile
M6.3 1953-12-20	1953-12-20 09:19	25 km	60 km WSW of Illapel, Chile
M6.2 1953-12-20	1953-12-20 21:20	25 km	119 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan
M6.2 1953-12-24	1953-12-24 02:33	15 km	162 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
M6.2 1953-04-29	1953-04-29 03:31	19 km	16 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
M6.2 1953-10-21	1953-10-21 18:39	15 km	8 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece
M6.2 1953-03-09	1953-03-09 10:03	59 km	148 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1953-10-13	1953-10-13 08:53	15 km	124 km W of La Libertad, Mexico
M6.2 1953-05-20	1953-05-20 07:45	10 km	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
M6.2 1953-05-26	1953-05-26 01:43	49 km	74 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
M6.2 1953-06-18	1953-06-18 10:04	25 km	57 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1953-11-26	1953-11-26 01:47	37 km	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
M6.2 1953-08-12	1953-08-12 12:05	15 km	10 km NE of Katastárion, Greece
M6.2 1953-02-10	1953-02-10 07:58	35 km	91 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
M6.2 1953-03-10	1953-03-10 22:01	15 km	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.2 1953-04-02	1953-04-02 03:56	55 km	119 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1953-11-27	1953-11-27 23:01	15 km	95 km WSW of Nadi, Fiji
M6.2 1953-04-01	1953-04-01 11:21	20 km	40 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador
M6.2 1953-06-08	1953-06-08 11:40	50 km	134 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
M6.2 1953-12-07	1953-12-07 14:11	35 km	67 km SE of ?funato, Japan
M6.1 1953-10-05	1953-10-05 04:31	35 km	153 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
M6.1 1953-07-09	1953-07-09 19:02	10 km	southern Xinjiang, China
M6.1 1953-09-07	1953-09-07 03:58	10 km	1 km N of Bayramören, Turkey
M6.1 1953-04-17	1953-04-17 00:02	15 km	52 km WSW of Barranca, Peru
M6.1 1953-06-23	1953-06-23 13:53	48 km	67 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia
M6.1 1953-07-21	1953-07-21 17:22	37 km	11 km ESE of Ginowan, Japan
M6.1 1953-07-09	1953-07-09 21:23	10 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.1 1953-09-05	1953-09-05 18:58	51 km	68 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia
M6.1 1953-09-14	1953-09-14 11:12	15 km	south of Africa
M6.1 1953-01-19	1953-01-19 04:57	44 km	120 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

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