Earthquakes in December 1968
8 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 6.7
M6.7 earthquake - 195 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
15 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 70 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska
110 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 230 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska
36 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Ransiki, West Papua
26 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka
46 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 220 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska
29 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Hafnarfjörður, Capital Region
10 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Kos, South Aegean
19 km deep
Major