List of earthquakes in 1944
By magnitude
Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

List of earthquakes in 1944

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

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date

1	8.1	1,223	Japan off the south coast of Honshu, Japan	15.0	December 7

2	7.6	2,381	Turkey Cankiri Province, Turkey	30.0	February 1

2	7.6	0	Indonesia West Papua (province), Indonesia	15.0	April 27

3	7.5	0	Indonesia Lembata, Indonesia	156.6	March 22

4	7.3	0	Fiji Fiji	632.7	May 25

5	7.2	0	Russia eastern Kamchatka Krai, Russia	35.0	September 23

5	7.2	0	Vanuatu Vanuatu	165.0	November 24

6	7.1	0	Papua New Guinea East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea	114.4	January 7

6	7.1	0	Maldives southeast of Maldives	15.0	February 29

6	7.1	3	China northern Xinjiang Province, China	10.0	March 9

6	7.1	0	Papua New Guinea north of New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea	15.0	May 25

6	7.1	0	United States Fox Islands, Alaska	66.3	July 27

6	7.1	0	Solomon Islands Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands	35.0	November 16

7	7.0	8,000	Argentina San Juan Province, Argentina	15.0	January 15

7	7.0	0	Peru Puno Region, Peru	183.1	February 29

7	7.0	0	Mexico off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico	25.0	June 28

7	7.0	0	Japan Hokkaido, Japan	75.0	October 2

7	7.0	0	New Caledonia southeast of Loyalty Islands	120.0	October 5

7	7.0	0	Vanuatu Vanuatu	180.0	November 29

Sentence(s)

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu on November 24 at a depth of 165.0 km.

final_sentence: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu on November 24 at a depth of 165.0 km.