Major earthquakes worldwide in 1964 (M6+)

M6+ earthquakes144

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LargestM9.2Alaska Earthquake

M7+7

1991–2020 average153

By magnitude

M6.0–6.4101

M6.5–6.936

M7.0–7.96

M8+1

By region

Alaska29

Russia15

Japan13

Papua New Guinea13

Indonesia12

Kuril Islands4

Tonga4

Mexico3

Vanuatu3

Chile3

Nearby years

1959106

1960136

1961104

196298

1963129

1964 ◀144

1965131

1966109

1967113

1968159

1969144

Largest first

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M9.2 1964-03-28	1964-03-28 03:36	25 km	The 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska Earthquake
M7.8 1964-05-26	1964-05-26 10:59	125 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.6 1964-06-16	1964-06-16 04:01	16 km	27 km NW of Murakami, Japan
M7.3 1964-07-06	1964-07-06 07:22	93 km	10 km SW of Villa Nicolás Bravo, Mexico
M7.2 1964-07-09	1964-07-09 16:39	130 km	54 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu
M7.0 1964-09-12	1964-09-12 22:07	25 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M7.0 1964-05-07	1964-05-07 07:58	27 km	83 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan
M7.0 1964-07-24	1964-07-24 08:12	30 km	Kuril Islands
M7.0 1964-08-13	1964-08-13 00:31	388 km	160 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M7.0 1964-11-19	1964-11-19 23:35	50 km	93 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 1964-10-18	1964-10-18 12:32	586 km	215 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste
M6.9 1964-11-17	1964-11-17 08:15	49 km	68 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 1964-04-02	1964-04-02 01:11	18 km	5 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
M6.9 1964-01-20	1964-01-20 17:08	138 km	150 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.9 1964-02-06	1964-02-06 13:07	26 km	171 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska
M6.9 1964-07-08	1964-07-08 11:55	190 km	265 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.8 1964-04-24	1964-04-24 05:56	108 km	80 km ENE of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 1964-05-31	1964-05-31 00:40	50 km	39 km SE of Shikotan, Russia
M6.8 1964-06-23	1964-06-23 01:26	60 km	49 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan
M6.8 1964-10-06	1964-10-06 14:31	19 km	12 km WNW of Karacabey, Turkey
M6.8 1964-03-21	1964-03-21 03:42	358 km	250 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.7 1964-12-28	1964-12-28 16:16	589 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.7 1964-06-30	1964-06-30 13:46	25 km	47 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.7 1964-08-18	1964-08-18 04:44	10 km	156 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile
M6.7 1964-08-25	1964-08-25 13:47	10 km	east of Severnaya Zemlya
M6.7 1964-03-28	1964-03-28 11:30	115 km	99 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M6.6 1964-09-12	1964-09-12 12:43	109 km	44 km S of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.6 1964-05-07	1964-05-07 20:12	18 km	69 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan
M6.6 1964-10-21	1964-10-21 23:09	25 km	53 km N of Ziro, India
M6.6 1964-01-28	1964-01-28 14:09	196 km	43 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan
M6.6 1964-03-15	1964-03-15 22:30	28 km	91 km SSE of Olhão, Portugal
M6.6 1964-04-23	1964-04-23 03:32	18 km	135 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia
M6.5 1964-03-28	1964-03-28 12:20	21 km	67 km S of Akhiok, Alaska
M6.5 1964-03-28	1964-03-28 14:46	25 km	76 km S of Akhiok, Alaska
M6.5 1964-07-31	1964-07-31 05:52	42 km	24 km NW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1964-05-02	1964-05-02 16:11	32 km	210 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.5 1964-01-18	1964-01-18 12:04	23 km	6 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan
M6.5 1964-03-30	1964-03-30 02:18	21 km	85 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska
M6.5 1964-05-07	1964-05-07 05:45	31 km	28 km W of Dongobesh, Tanzania
M6.5 1964-07-06	1964-07-06 02:14	19 km	95 km SW of Etchoropo, Mexico
M6.5 1964-07-09	1964-07-09 11:22	28 km	221 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
M6.5 1964-07-25	1964-07-25 19:31	30 km	84 km NNW of Vallenar, Chile
M6.5 1964-12-14	1964-12-14 01:59	10 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.5 1964-01-26	1964-01-26 09:09	118 km	14 km WNW of Cerro Verde, Peru
M6.5 1964-02-14	1964-02-14 16:29	50 km	107 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 1964-03-28	1964-03-28 06:44	25 km	78 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska
M6.5 1964-04-04	1964-04-04 17:59	23 km	70 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska
M6.5 1964-07-05	1964-07-05 23:36	26 km	142 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.5 1964-11-24	1964-11-24 12:41	51 km	54 km NNE of Biri, Philippines
M6.5 1964-06-16	1964-06-16 06:53	10 km	52 km W of Tsuruoka, Japan
M6.5 1964-05-13	1964-05-13 05:25	20 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.5 1964-10-16	1964-10-16 08:18	33 km	159 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.4 1964-12-10	1964-12-10 15:11	30 km	70 km WSW of Fukaura, Japan
M6.4 1964-07-24	1964-07-24 17:02	22 km	Kuril Islands
M6.4 1964-04-03	1964-04-03 22:33	39 km	23 km S of Glacier View, Alaska
M6.4 1964-09-05	1964-09-05 02:53	57 km	153 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1964-01-05	1964-01-05 23:46	10 km	south of Africa
M6.4 1964-04-20	1964-04-20 11:56	30 km	37 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska
M6.4 1964-08-05	1964-08-05 22:23	10 km	126 km NW of Ancud, Chile
M6.4 1964-10-16	1964-10-16 09:18	37 km	168 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.4 1964-10-23	1964-10-23 01:56	32 km	North Atlantic Ocean
M6.4 1964-08-05	1964-08-05 11:06	230 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.4 1964-07-28	1964-07-28 21:38	13 km	230 km W of Dawei, Burma (Myanmar)
M6.4 1964-03-18	1964-03-18 04:37	428 km	229 km WNW of Ozernovskiy, Russia
M6.4 1964-03-28	1964-03-28 07:10	20 km	138 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska
M6.4 1964-04-16	1964-04-16 19:26	22 km	95 km S of Old Harbor, Alaska
M6.3 1964-02-12	1964-02-12 20:31	16 km	190 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1964-01-09	1964-01-09 18:31	36 km	242 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1964-12-09	1964-12-09 13:35	583 km	41 km S of El Hoyo, Argentina
M6.3 1964-03-28	1964-03-28 04:54	29 km	37 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska
M6.3 1964-07-24	1964-07-24 06:50	17 km	Kuril Islands
M6.3 1964-11-26	1964-11-26 10:21	10 km	28 km SSE of Jiufen, Taiwan
M6.3 1964-04-05	1964-04-05 01:22	22 km	95 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska
M6.3 1964-09-15	1964-09-15 15:29	45 km	Nicobar Islands, India region
M6.3 1964-10-15	1964-10-15 20:26	35 km	173 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1964-01-22	1964-01-22 23:59	16 km	170 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1964-03-28	1964-03-28 14:47	10 km	60 km SW of Cordova, Alaska
M6.3 1964-03-28	1964-03-28 14:49	10 km	56 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska
M6.3 1964-04-04	1964-04-04 17:46	20 km	78 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska
M6.3 1964-07-05	1964-07-05 19:07	12 km	85 km SW of Etchoropo, Mexico
M6.3 1964-10-16	1964-10-16 06:59	39 km	169 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1964-04-27	1964-04-27 06:44	10 km	west of Macquarie Island
M6.3 1964-10-11	1964-10-11 21:15	25 km	132 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.3 1964-04-12	1964-04-12 01:24	10 km	98 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska
M6.3 1964-05-30	1964-05-30 14:30	48 km	67 km ENE of Kashima-shi, Japan
M6.2 1964-06-28	1964-06-28 12:51	20 km	140 km NW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1964-11-30	1964-11-30 12:27	15 km	126 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.2 1964-06-16	1964-06-16 07:14	15 km	20 km NNW of Murakami, Japan
M6.2 1964-01-01	1964-01-01 17:26	21 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1964-05-19	1964-05-19 23:03	25 km	10 km SW of Tosagua, Ecuador
M6.2 1964-06-15	1964-06-15 00:05	15 km	11 km NNE of Bireun, Indonesia
M6.2 1964-07-28	1964-07-28 18:40	10 km	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge
M6.2 1964-08-23	1964-08-23 15:24	48 km	20 km N of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1964-02-05	1964-02-05 11:30	50 km	48 km E of Ōarai, Japan
M6.2 1964-01-10	1964-01-10 04:50	40 km	33 km S of Honchō, Japan
M6.2 1964-07-17	1964-07-17 02:34	153 km	2 km WSW of Fylí, Greece
M6.2 1964-10-06	1964-10-06 07:17	14 km	southeast of Easter Island
M6.2 1964-10-12	1964-10-12 21:55	10 km	Easter Island region
M6.2 1964-01-15	1964-01-15 21:36	50 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M6.2 1964-04-15	1964-04-15 15:30	29 km	54 km S of Akhiok, Alaska

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