List of earthquakes in 1948
By magnitude
Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

List of earthquakes in 1948

Section Title: By magnitude
Table Section Text: Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date

1	7.8	74	Philippines Panay, Philippines	15.0	January 24

2	7.5	0	Tonga Tonga	15.0	September 8

3	7.3	0	Greece Karpathos, Greece	15.0	February 9

3	7.3	110,000	Turkmenistan north of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	15.0	October 5

4	7.2	0	Indonesia Gulf of Tomini, Indonesia	170.0	February 9

4	7.2	0	Japan off the south coast of Honshu, Japan	15.0	April 17

5	7.1	0	Fiji Fiji	595.0	January 27

5	7.1	0	Indonesia northeast of Buru, Indonesia	15.0	March 1

5	7.1	0	United States south of Alaska Peninsula	25.0	May 14

5	7.1	800	China Sichuan Province, China	55.0	May 25

6	7.0	0	Fiji Fiji	581.6	January 4

6	7.0	0	Fiji Fiji	143.6	January 22

6	7.0	0	Philippines northwest of Luzon, Philippines	15.0	March 3

6	7.0	4	Peru Lima Region, Peru	51.2	May 28

6	7.0	0	Argentina Salta Province, Argentina	30.0	August 25

6	7.0	0	Philippines Dinagat Island, Philippines	100.0	September 2

6	7.0	0	Costa Rica San Jose Province, Costa Rica	38.5	November 19

6	7.0	0	Chile Antofagasta Region, Chile	100.0	December 26

Sentence(s)

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Fiji on January 27 at a depth of 595.0 km.

final_sentence: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Fiji on January 27 at a depth of 595.0 km.