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1970M6+ · 152

Earthquakes of 1970

In 1970 the world had 152 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, 17 of them 7 or more; the strongest reached 8.0. 83,871 deaths were recorded. Each one with its place, depth, aftershocks and toll.

152M6+
17M7+ · M8+ 1
M8.0Strongest
83,871Deaths
M7.1M6.1M6.2M6.0M6.8M7.3M7.3M6.5M6.7M6.5M6.1M6.0M6.4M6.0M6.7M6.0M6.5M6.0M6.2M6.1M6.1M6.0M7.1M6.2M6.0M6.6M6.2M6.0M6.3M6.0M6.7M6.0M7.2M6.6M6.8M7.4M6.3M6.5M7.0M6.2M6.7M6.0M6.1M6.1M6.6M6.6M7.3M6.6M6.0M6.2M6.1M6.1M6.7M6.3M6.1M7.1M6.2M6.0M6.1M6.2M7.9M6.1M6.2M6.4M6.3M6.1M6.6M7.3M6.9M6.8M6.0M6.5M6.0M7.3M6.2M6.6M6.4M6.0M6.1M6.1M6.1M6.1M6.3M6.1M6.2M7.0M6.2M6.3M6.0M6.0M7.0M6.4M6.5M8.0M6.1M6.4M6.3M6.9M6.0M6.4M6.5M6.1M6.4M6.0M6.5M7.3M6.6M6.1M6.5M6.4M6.0M6.3M6.1M6.5M6.6M6.3M6.1M6.3M6.3M6.5M6.0M6.2M6.5M6.1M6.2M6.3M6.0M6.9M6.2M6.1M6.7M6.3M6.6M6.2M6.1M6.0M6.0M6.4M6.2M6.1M6.7M7.0M6.5M6.5M6.7M6.4M7.2M6.0M6.1M6.2M6.6M6.7
Earthquakes of 1970

Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · 1970

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DateWhereMagnitudeDepthDeaths
4 January 1970China7.115 km15,621
5 January 1970off the Philippines6.118 km
6 January 1970off Papua New Guinea6.215 km
7 January 1970off France6.035 km
8 January 1970off New Zealand6.8199 km
10 January 1970off the Philippines7.358 km
20 January 1970off New Zealand7.350 km
20 January 1970Japan6.534 km
21 January 1970Pacific Ocean6.715 km
26 January 1970off Vanuatu6.536 km
28 January 1970off Fiji6.1606 km
2 February 1970off Russia6.032 km
4 February 1970off Mexico6.419 km
5 February 1970off Russia6.026 km
5 February 1970off the Philippines6.79 km3
6 February 1970off Russia6.021 km
13 February 1970off Indonesia6.5623 km
18 February 1970off Tonga6.1252 km
24 February 1970off the United States6.217 km
25 February 1970off Taiwan6.131 km
26 February 1970off Russia6.128 km
27 February 1970off the United States6.016 km
28 February 1970off the United States7.1164 km
4 March 1970off Guam6.218 km
4 March 1970off the Philippines6.029 km
9 March 1970off Vanuatu6.637 km
10 March 1970off Russia6.254 km
15 March 1970Argentina6.0117 km
19 March 1970off the United States6.318 km
24 March 1970Australia6.010 km
27 March 1970off Indonesia6.733 km
28 March 1970off Papua New Guinea6.050 km
28 March 1970Türkiye7.222 km1,086
29 March 1970off Vanuatu6.6237 km
30 March 1970off the Philippines6.854 km
7 April 1970off the Philippines7.431 km15
8 April 1970off Greece6.313 km
8 April 1970off the Philippines6.528 km
12 April 1970off the Philippines7.015 km
15 April 1970off the Philippines6.226 km
16 April 1970off the United States6.710 km
18 April 1970off the United States6.198 km
18 April 1970off Russia6.131 km
19 April 1970Türkiye6.111 km
20 April 1970off Vanuatu6.6239 km
29 April 1970off Mexico6.625 km
29 April 1970off Mexico7.335 km
30 April 1970off Mexico6.626 km
4 May 1970off French Southern Territories6.010 km
9 May 1970Papua New Guinea6.2180 km
10 May 1970off Northern Mariana Islands6.1605 km
14 May 1970Russia6.113 km
14 May 1970Russia6.712 km31
15 May 1970Mongolia6.311 km
20 May 1970off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands6.164 km
27 May 1970off Japan7.1390 km
27 May 1970off Japan6.227 km
27 May 1970off Japan6.133 km
29 May 1970off Samoa6.117 km
29 May 1970off Solomon Islands6.263 km
31 May 1970off Peru7.958 km66,794
31 May 1970off Peru6.151 km
1 June 1970off Peru6.245 km
4 June 1970off Peru6.455 km
5 June 1970Kyrgyzstan6.320 km
10 June 1970off Russia6.141 km
11 June 1970Chile6.6112 km
11 June 1970off Australia7.315 km
14 June 1970off Chile6.915 km
15 June 1970off Argentina6.810 km
17 June 1970Peru6.0109 km
19 June 1970off Chile6.550 km
22 June 1970off Russia6.030 km
24 June 1970off Canada7.320 km
25 June 1970Solomon Islands6.248 km
28 June 1970off Indonesia6.688 km
28 June 1970off Fiji6.4605 km
2 July 1970off Peru6.050 km
2 July 1970Pacific Ocean6.110 km
8 July 1970off U.S. Virgin Islands6.1143 km
9 July 1970off Russia6.129 km
16 July 1970off Tonga6.115 km
17 July 1970off Tonga6.321 km
18 July 1970off the United States6.131 km
19 July 1970off Papua New Guinea6.218 km
25 July 1970off Japan7.043 km
26 July 1970off Japan6.246 km
27 July 1970off New Zealand6.395 km
28 July 1970off Chile6.015 km
29 July 1970China6.015 km
29 July 1970Myanmar7.071 km
30 July 1970Iran6.412 km220
30 July 1970off Yemen6.629 km
31 July 1970Colombia8.0645 km1
7 August 1970off Fiji6.1556 km
10 August 1970off Vanuatu6.420 km
11 August 1970Atlantic Ocean6.416 km
11 August 1970off Vanuatu6.920 km
12 August 1970off Vanuatu6.035 km
12 August 1970off Vanuatu6.435 km
12 August 1970off Nicaragua6.555 km
18 August 1970United States6.127 km
24 August 1970Pacific Ocean6.417 km
27 August 1970off Samoa6.010 km
28 August 1970off Papua New Guinea6.559 km
30 August 1970off Russia7.3648 km
1 September 1970off Northern Mariana Islands6.625 km
3 September 1970off Vanuatu6.117 km
5 September 1970off Russia6.5581 km
14 September 1970off Japan6.445 km
16 September 1970off Guam6.030 km
23 September 1970off Papua New Guinea6.438 km
23 September 1970off Papua New Guinea6.148 km
26 September 1970Colombia6.59 km
27 September 1970off Colombia6.610 km
29 September 1970off Vanuatu6.350 km
2 October 1970off Papua New Guinea6.141 km
10 October 1970Indian Ocean6.329 km
10 October 1970off New Zealand6.320 km
11 October 1970off New Zealand6.526 km
11 October 1970off Japan6.015 km
11 October 1970off New Zealand6.225 km
14 October 1970off Russia6.534 km
14 October 1970off Russia6.141 km
16 October 1970Japan6.212 km
25 October 1970off India6.324 km
29 October 1970off French Southern Territories6.020 km
31 October 1970Papua New Guinea6.960 km18
2 November 1970off Tonga6.210 km
8 November 1970off the Philippines6.130 km
8 November 1970Indonesia6.722 km
12 November 1970Papua New Guinea6.324 km
13 November 1970Philippines6.622 km
14 November 1970off Taiwan6.225 km
18 November 1970off Papua New Guinea6.119 km
18 November 1970off Chile6.010 km
28 November 1970Chile6.045 km
29 November 1970Atlantic Ocean6.412 km
1 December 1970off Solomon Islands6.210 km
1 December 1970off the United States6.131 km
2 December 1970off Solomon Islands6.715 km
2 December 1970off Solomon Islands7.030 km
4 December 1970Chile6.545 km
6 December 1970off Japan6.540 km
7 December 1970off Japan6.7185 km
8 December 1970Chile6.449 km
10 December 1970Peru7.219 km82
17 December 1970off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands6.0110 km
19 December 1970off Indonesia6.143 km
25 December 1970Atlantic Ocean6.216 km
28 December 1970off Papua New Guinea6.662 km
29 December 1970off Solomon Islands6.741 km

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