List of earthquakes in 1950
By magnitude
Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

List of earthquakes in 1950

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

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date

1	8.6	1,530	India Arunachal Pradesh, India	15.0	August 15

2	8.2	1	Chile Antofagasta Region, Chile	113.9	December 9

3	7.9	0	Vanuatu Vanuatu	30.0	December 2

4	7.8	0	Tonga Tonga	215.9	December 14

5	7.7	0	Russia Sea of Okhotsk, Russia	329.0	February 28

5	7.7	0	Indonesia Banda Sea, Indonesia	199.7	November 2

6	7.5	0	Afghanistan Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan	215.4	July 9

6	7.5	0	Costa Rica Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica	97.9	October 5

7	7.3	1	Indonesia Banda Sea, Indonesia	20.0	October 8

8	7.2	0	Indonesia Papua (province), Indonesia	30.0	September 19

8	7.2	0	Guatemala near Champerico, Retalhuleu Department, Guatemala	65.3	October 23

8	7.2	0	Vanuatu Vanuatu	60.0	December 2

8	7.2	0	Papua New Guinea southeast of New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea	78.3	December 4

8	7.2	0	New Zealand Kermadec Islands, New Zealand	298.4	December 10

9	7.1	0	Vanuatu southwest of Aneityum, Vanuatu	50.0	May 26

9	7.1	0	Argentina Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina	610.0	August 14

9	7.1	0	Vanuatu Vanuatu	141.3	September 10

9	7.1	0	Mexico Guerrero, Mexico	35.0	December 14

10	7.0	0	United States southwest of Guam	77.3	May 25

10	7.0	0	Brazil Acre (state), Brazil	646.2	July 9

10	7.0	0	Philippines southeast of Mindanao, Philippines	120.0	August 31

Sentence(s)

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southeast of New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea on December 4 at a depth of 78.3 km.

final_sentence: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southeast of New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea on December 4 at a depth of 78.3 km.