List of earthquakes in 1952
By magnitude
Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

List of earthquakes in 1952

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

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date

1	9.0	4,000	Soviet Union off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia	21.6	November 4

2	8.1	33	Japan off the south coast of Hokkaido, Japan	45.0	March 4

3	7.5	12	United States Central California	6.0	July 21

4	7.4	54	China eastern Xizang Province, China	25.0	August 17

5	7.3	0	Philippines northeast of Mindanao, Philippines	15.0	March 19

6	7.1	0	Japan off the southeast coast of Hokkaido, Japan	15.0	March 4

6	7.1	0	Territory of Papua and New Guinea southwest of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea	79.5	May 9

6	7.1	0	Argentina Jujuy Province, Argentina	268.0	September 21

7	7.0	0	Indonesia Wetar, Barat Daya Islands, Indonesia	25.0	February 14

7	7.0	0	Japan Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu, Japan	369.0	May 28

7	7.0	0	Japan Nara Prefecture, Honshu, Japan	80.0	July 17

7	7.0	0	-	15.0	December 6

Sentence(s)

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the southwest of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, on May 9, at a depth of 79.5 km.

final_sentence: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the southwest of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, on May 9, at a depth of 79.5 km.