Earthquakes in December 1957
12 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 8.1
M8.1 earthquake - 1957 Gobi-Altay, Mongolia Earthquake
30 km deep
Extreme - 7.8
M7.8 earthquake - 186 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
124 km deep
Extreme - 6.7
M6.7 earthquake - 225 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
26 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
25 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Şaḩneh, Kermanshah Province
15 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 129 km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand
25 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 103 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Mizque, Cochabamba
15 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Güiria, Sucre
15 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Campbell River, British Columbia
15 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Bogd, Övörhangay
15 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 116 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
25 km deep
Major