Earthquakes in 1935
The USGS located 260 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more worldwide in 1935, 111 of them magnitude 6 or more, and 325 of magnitude 2.5 or more in the United States. The largest: M7.8 New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Sep 20, 1935.
From the USGS catalog. Magnitude 4.5 and up worldwide, and 2.5 and up in the United States. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where the largest earthquakes of 1935 were located. Select one for its page.
The largest
The 25 largest of 1935, by magnitude.
- 7.8New Guinea, Papua New Guinea · 30 km deepPapua New Guinea
- 7.617 km WSW of Kalat, Pakistan · 25 km deepPakistan
- 7.6212 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia · 30 km deepIndonesia
- 7.656 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 35 km deepSolomon Islands
- 7.542 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 35 km deepRussia
- 7.34 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 35 km deepMexico
- 7.2192 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 15 km deepJapan
- 7.1southeast of the Loyalty Islands · 20 km deep
- 7.1136 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 15 km deepJapan
- 7.166 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 15 km deepTaiwan
- 7.014 km N of Taichung, Taiwan · 15 km deepTaiwan
- 7.055 km NNW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deepPapua New Guinea
- 7.040 km NE of Meulaboh, Indonesia · 25 km deepIndonesia
- 7.0southeast of Taiwan · 15 km deepTaiwan
- 6.977 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 35 km deepAlaska
- 6.9Palau region · 15 km deepPalau
- 6.880 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan · 10 km deepJapan
- 6.820 km W of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico · 25 km deepMexico
- 6.895 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 30 km deepAlaska
- 6.8near the coast of Libya · 15 km deepLibya
- 6.89 km WNW of San Jose de Buan, Philippines · 45 km deepPhilippines
- 6.827 km SE of Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam · 15 km deepVietnam
- 6.7Mariana Islands region · 20 km deep
- 6.650 km NNW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea · 35 km deepPapua New Guinea
- 6.642 km W of Güiria, Venezuela · 100 km deepVenezuela
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1935 | 42 | 6.9 | 77 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska |
| February 1935 | 24 | 6.8 | 95 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska |
| March 1935 | 33 | 6.6 | 84 km ESE of Namie, Japan |
| April 1935 | 41 | 7.0 | 14 km N of Taichung, Taiwan |
| May 1935 | 54 | 7.6 | 17 km WSW of Kalat, Pakistan |
| June 1935 | 44 | 6.8 | 20 km W of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico |
| July 1935 | 39 | 6.8 | 80 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan |
| August 1935 | 44 | 7.1 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands |
| September 1935 | 61 | 7.8 | New Guinea, Papua New Guinea |
| October 1935 | 73 | 7.2 | 192 km ENE of Miyako, Japan |
| November 1935 | 57 | 6.8 | 27 km SE of Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam |
| December 1935 | 50 | 7.6 | 212 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia |
By state
Where the year’s United States quakes of magnitude 2.5 and up were located. A state with none that year is not listed.
By country
Where the year’s quakes of magnitude 4.5 and up were located. Quakes at sea, away from any country, are not counted here.
- Japan27 in 1935
- Philippines19 in 1935
- Indonesia17 in 1935
- Papua New Guinea15 in 1935
- China12 in 1935
- Mexico10 in 1935
- Iran9 in 1935
- Taiwan8 in 1935
- Tajikistan8 in 1935
- Russia7 in 1935
- Pakistan6 in 1935
- Greece5 in 1935
- Solomon Islands5 in 1935
- Turkey5 in 1935
- Chile4 in 1935
- Libya4 in 1935
- Panama4 in 1935
- Tonga4 in 1935
- Colombia3 in 1935
- India3 in 1935
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen3 in 1935
- Vanuatu3 in 1935
- Albania2 in 1935
- Canada2 in 1935
- Kyrgyzstan2 in 1935
- Myanmar2 in 1935
- New Zealand2 in 1935
- Afghanistan1 in 1935
- Bangladesh1 in 1935
- Costa Rica1 in 1935
- Croatia1 in 1935
- Ecuador1 in 1935
- Fiji1 in 1935
- France1 in 1935
- Germany1 in 1935
- Greenland1 in 1935
- Iceland1 in 1935
- Iraq1 in 1935
- Italy1 in 1935
- Maldives1 in 1935
- Nicaragua1 in 1935
- Norway1 in 1935
- Palau1 in 1935
- Portugal1 in 1935
- Saint Helena1 in 1935
- Saint Kitts and Nevis1 in 1935
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands1 in 1935
- Thailand1 in 1935
- Uzbekistan1 in 1935
- Venezuela1 in 1935
- Vietnam1 in 1935
- Yemen1 in 1935
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
By year
Every year the USGS catalog covers.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.