Earthquakes in December 1952

17 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.

Events

17

Strongest

M7.0

Solomon Islands

Busiest day

24 Dec

3 events

Daily average

0.5

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

7.0
M7.0 earthquake - Solomon Islands
26977 d ago15 km deep
Extreme
6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
26959 d ago21 km deep
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Mati, Davao Region
26955 d ago35 km deep
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Rethymno, Crete
26965 d ago25 km deep
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 77 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska
26976 d ago35 km deep
Major
6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
26959 d ago35 km deep
Major
6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 230 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
26972 d ago60 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 235 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
26954 d ago12 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Rajanpur, Punjab
26958 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
26958 d ago45 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 152 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
26958 d ago35 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 164 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
26961 d ago43 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 258 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
26965 d ago16 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Menglang, Yunnan
26975 d ago15 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 184 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
26956 d ago33 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
26959 d ago45 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 197 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
26976 d ago30 km deep
Major