Earthquakes in May 1964
13 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.8
M7.8 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
125 km deep
Extreme - 7.0
M7.0 earthquake near Noshiro, Akita
27 km deep
Extreme - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido
50 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Noshiro, Akita
18 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
20 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Dongobesh, Manyara
31 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 210 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
32 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Kashima-shi, Ibaraki
48 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Calceta, Manabí
25 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 97 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska
24 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
12 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
15 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - South Indian Ocean
10 km deep
Major