Earthquakes in August 1954
5 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.2
M7.2 earthquake - Volcano Islands, Japan region
25 km deep
Extreme - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Fernley, Nevada
15 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka
37 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
25 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Kavála, East Macedonia and Thrace
15 km deep
Major