Earthquakes in May 1953
10 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.6
M7.6 earthquake near Hualqui, Biobio
66 km deep
Extreme - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Salcedo, Hermanas Mirabal
17 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka
14 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 159 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
10 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
15 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 206 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
38 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido
49 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
10 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
20 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 194 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
30 km deep
Major