Earthquakes in December 1948
11 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 6.9
M6.9 earthquake - Macquarie Island region
15 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake - 142 km WNW of Corral del Risco (Punta de Mita), Mexico
15 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 250 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
20 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - Haida Gwaii Region, Canada
15 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Xiulin, Taiwan
35 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 182 km W of Pangai, Tonga
15 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
20 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 146 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
35 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
35 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Reno, Nevada
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Desert Hot Springs, California
6 km deep
Major