Significant Earthquakes of 1942
Every significant earthquake NOAA records in 1942. Every quake the USGS located in 1942.
Map
The significant earthquakes of 1942. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
Every earthquake
- February 1, 1942, Simao, Yunnan Province, China
- April 8, 1942, Mindoro, Philippines
- May 14, 1942, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- May 22, 1942, Colombia
- May 28, 1942, Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia
- June 5, 1942, Canada,seca,las Malvinas, Argentina
- July 8, 1942, Tongliao, Nei Mongol, China
- August 6, 1942, Near S Coast, Guatemala
- August 24, 1942, Ica, Nazca, Peru
- August 27, 1942, Peshkopia, Magellare, Albania
- November 10, 1942, Prince Edward Island, South Africa
- November 12, 1942, Juchitan, Mexico
- November 15, 1942, Balikesir,bigadic, Turkey
- November 21, 1942, Kastamonu, Kargi, Turkey
- December 2, 1942, Corum, Turkey
- December 11, 1942, Turkey
- December 20, 1942, Niksar, Erbaa, Turkey
- December 29, 1942, Croatia, Balkans NW
Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24.