Earthquakes in December 1938
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.0
M7.0 earthquake near Invercargill, Southland
100 km deep
Extreme - 7.0
M7.0 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan
15 km deep
Extreme - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
55 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake - 115 km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand
15 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Ōfunato, Iwate
25 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Iwaki, Fukushima
25 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 258 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
25 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Khovd, Hovd
10 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Kamaishi, Iwate
20 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Tambolaka, East Nusa Tenggara
25 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 82 km E of Shikotan, Russia
35 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 154 km ESE of ?funato, Japan
15 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 19 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska
25 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 187 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
35 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui
15 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Xiulin, Taiwan
35 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 249 km NW of Nagqu, China
15 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Ōfunato, Iwate
15 km deep
Major