Earthquakes in January 1953

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

Events

13

Strongest

M7.0

171 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska

Busiest day

5 Jan

2 events

Daily average

0.4

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

7.0
M7.0 earthquake - 171 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska
26947 d ago21 km deep
Extreme
6.8
M6.8 earthquake - 171 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
26947 d ago49 km deep
Major
6.6
M6.6 earthquake - 63 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
26940 d ago54 km deep
Major
6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
26925 d ago60 km deep
Major
6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka
26925 d ago33 km deep
Major
6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
26945 d ago55 km deep
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 250 km SSE of Fort McPherson, Canada
26941 d ago15 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
26921 d ago15 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Miragoâne, Nippes
26927 d ago35 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 60 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
26931 d ago44 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido
26933 d ago44 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 239 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
26945 d ago25 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 147 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
26949 d ago15 km deep
Major