Earthquakes in August 1973
13 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 6.8
M6.8 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
33 km deep
Major - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Tierra Blanca, Veracruz
84 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Ning’er, Yunnan
33 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Caldera, Atacama
14 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Pandan, Western Visayas
14 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Zhongzhai, Gansu
33 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
33 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Caldera, Atacama
25 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 79 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
33 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 52 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu
200 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
33 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province
112 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido
55 km deep
Major