List of earthquakes in 1972
By magnitude
Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

List of earthquakes in 1972

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	0	Philippines off the east coast of Mindanao, Philippines	VII (Very strong)	60.0	December 2

2	7.7	0	Celebes Sea	(')	330.8	June 11

3	7.6	0	United States off the southeast coast of Alaska	VII (Very strong)	25.0	July 30

4	7.5	0	Philippines Mindoro, Philippines	VIII (Severe)	25.0	April 25

4	7.5	0	Papua New Guinea southeast of New Britain, Papua New Guinea	(')	20.0	August 17

5	7.4	0	Solomon Islands Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands	VII (Very strong)	101.8	February 14

5	7.4	0	Japan Izu Islands, Japan	VI (Strong)	55.0	December 4

6	7.3	1	Taiwan off the east coast of Taiwan	VI (Strong)	25.0	January 25

7	7.2	0	Japan Izu Islands, Japan	VII (Very strong)	59.8	February 29

7	7.2	0	Fiji south of Fiji	(')	495.8	March 30

7	7.2	0	Papua New Guinea west of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea	(')	409.9	April 28

8	7.1	0	Taiwan off the east coast of Taiwan	V (Moderate)	25.0	January 25

8	7.1	0	Tonga Tonga	(')	222.1	May 22

9	7.0	0	Vanuatu Vanuatu	VII (Very strong)	35.0	January 23

9	7.0	0	Taiwan off the east coast of Taiwan	VII (Very strong)	22.2	April 24

9	7.0	0	New Caledonia Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	VII (Very strong)	20.0	November 2

Sentence(s)

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Tonga on May 22 at a depth of 222.1 km.

final_sentence: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Tonga on May 22 at a depth of 222.1 km.