Earthquakes in April 1939
8 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.8
M7.8 earthquake near Tandai, Guadalcanal Province
15 km deep
Extreme - 7.4
M7.4 earthquake near Caldera, Atacama
35 km deep
Extreme - 7.1
M7.1 earthquake - 48 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
30 km deep
Extreme - 7.0
M7.0 earthquake - 155 km SSW of Sovetskaya Gavan’, Russia
530 km deep
Extreme - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
15 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - north of Ascension Island
15 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 80 km WSW of Te Anau, New Zealand
35 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
35 km deep
Major