Significant Earthquakes of 1973

• January 30, 1973, S, Farias, Tecoman, MexicoM7.5 · 56 deaths · tsunami
• February 6, 1973, Sichuan Province, ChinaM7.6 · 168 houses destroyed
• February 21, 1973, Hawkes Bay, New ZealandM5.1
• February 21, 1973, Oxnard, California, United StatesM5.7 · $1 million
• February 24, 1973, Khabis,hengam Island, IranM5.2
• February 28, 1973, Kuril Islands, Hiroo, Urakawa, RussiaM7.2 · tsunami
• March 9, 1973, Wollongong, Sydney, AustraliaM5.3 · $530,000
• March 17, 1973, Calaug,lopez,guiayangan, Quezon City, PhilippinesM7.5 · 15 deaths · $450,000 · 98 houses destroyed · tsunami
• April 1, 1973, Djibouti, EthiopiaM5.9
• April 14, 1973, Tilaran, Arenal, Rio Chiquito, Costa RicaM6.5 · 26 deaths · $200,000
• April 24, 1973, Colombia, San Cristobal, VenezuelaM6.5 · 1 death
• April 26, 1973, Hilo, Hawaii, United StatesM6.5 · $5.8 million
• June 17, 1973, Hokkaido Island, JapanM7.7 · 27 deaths · $5 million · 2 houses destroyed · tsunami
• June 24, 1973, Kuril Islands, RussiaM7.1 · tsunami
• June 26, 1973, Kuril Islands, RussiaM6.6 · tsunami
• July 14, 1973, Tibet (Xizang Province), ChinaM7.5
• August 18, 1973, Sicily, ItalyM3.5 · $500,000
• August 28, 1973, Veracruz, Mexico CityM6.2 · 527 deaths
• October 5, 1973, Valparaiso, LA Ligua, Santiago, ChileM6.7 · tsunami
• October 6, 1973, AntarcticaM7.5
• November 4, 1973, Leukas Island, Preveza, Vonitsa, GreeceM5.5
• November 11, 1973, Qeshlagh,deh Bid, IranM5.8 · 1 death
• November 23, 1973, Pico, Faial, Terceira, AzoresM5.1
• November 29, 1973, Crete, Palaeochora, Chania, GreeceM5.6
• December 28, 1973, Espiritu Santo, Luganille, Vanuatu IslandsM7.5
• December 29, 1973, Luganville, Lamap, Vanuatu IslandsM7.2

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.