Earthquakes in August 1947
8 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 6.9
M6.9 earthquake - 152 km SE of Gisborne, New Zealand
15 km deep
Major - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Pasni, Balochistan
15 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Guantánamo, Guantánamo Province
35 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - Kuril Islands
55 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka
35 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Chaniá, Crete
15 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Ālā'ĕr, Xinjiang
35 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
15 km deep
Major