Earthquakes in February 1953
8 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 6.9
M6.9 earthquake - 173 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
25 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Dāmghān, Semnan
15 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Kushiro, Hokkaido
45 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - north of Ascension Island
15 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 112 km E of Chignik, Alaska
48 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 174 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
31 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 91 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
35 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 160 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
35 km deep
Major