▁list ▁as ▁they ▁wouldn ' t ▁have ▁generated ▁significant ▁media ▁interest . ▁All ▁dates ▁are ▁listed ▁according ▁to ▁UTC ▁time . ▁Two ▁events ▁domin ated ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁in ▁se ism ic ▁terms . ▁First ly ▁in ▁March ▁a ▁magnitude ▁ 8 . 1 ▁earth qu ake ▁struck ▁Japan ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁robust ▁after sh ock ▁sequence . ▁Then ▁in ▁November , ▁a ▁magnitude ▁ 9 . 0 ▁earth qu ake ▁rock ed ▁the ▁Kam chat ka ▁area ▁of ▁Russia . ▁This ▁event ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁dead liest ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁Kam chat ka ▁qu ake ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁but ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁ ▁Over all ▁ ▁By ▁death ▁to ll ▁▁▁ ▁Note : ▁At ▁least ▁ 1 0 ▁cas ual ties ▁ ▁By ▁magnitude ▁▁▁ ▁Note : ▁At ▁least ▁ 7 . 0 ▁magnitude ▁ ▁Notable ▁events ▁ ▁January ▁▁▁ ▁A ▁magnitude ▁ 5 . 7 ▁earth qu ake ▁struck ▁Erz ur um ▁Province , ▁Turkey ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 ▁at ▁a ▁depth ▁of ▁ 2 0 . 0   km . ▁One - h undred ▁and ▁three ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁some ▁damage ▁was ▁caused . ▁ ▁A ▁magnitude ▁ 6 . 7 ▁earth qu ake ▁struck ▁the ▁western ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁to ▁the ▁far ▁east ▁of ▁Taiwan ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 3 ▁at ▁a ▁depth ▁of ▁ 2 0 . 0   km . ▁ ▁A ▁magnitude ▁ 6 . 3