List of earthquakes in 1970
By magnitude
Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

List of earthquakes in 1970

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

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date

1	8.0	1	Colombia Amazonas Department, Colombia	IV (Light)	644.8	July 31

2	7.9	66,794	Peru offshore northern Peru	IX (Violent)	45.0	May 31

3	7.4	15	Philippines Luzon, Philippines	VIII (Severe)	25.0	April 7

3	7.4	0	Canada south of Haida Gwaii, Canada	(')	18.3	June 24

4	7.3	0	Mexico off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico	VIII (Severe)	35.0	April 29

4	7.3	0	Australia south of Macquarie Island, Australia	(')	15.0	June 11

4	7.3	0	Russia Sea of Okhotsk, Russia	(')	647.6	August 30

5	7.2	0	Philippines off the southeast coast of Mindanao, Philippines	VII (Very strong)	40.0	January 10

5	7.2	0	Argentina east of Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina	VII (Very strong)	10.0	June 15

5	7.2	82	Peru Tumbes Region, Peru	VIII (Severe)	25.0	December 10

6	7.1	10,000	China Yunnan Province, China	IX (Violent)	11.3	January 4

6	7.1	0	United States Andreanof Islands, Alaska	(')	164.1	February 28

6	7.1	0	Japan Bonin Islands, Japan	(')	390.0	May 27

7	7.0	0	Chile Magallanes Region, Chile	(')	15.0	June 14

7	7.0	0	Japan off the east coast of Kyushu, Japan	VIII (Severe)	45.0	July 25

7	7.0	0	Myanmar Sagaing Region, Myanmar	V (Moderate)	76.1	July 29

7	7.0	0	Solomon Islands Solomon Islands	(')	30.0	December 2

Sentence(s)

A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Amazonas Department, Colombia on July 31 at a depth of 644.8 km.

final_sentence: A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Amazonas Department, Colombia on July 31 at a depth of 644.8 km.