List of earthquakes in 1956

Earthquakes in 1956
Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1956
Strongest magnitude Greece Dodecanese Islands, Greece (Magnitude 7.7) 9 July
Deadliest Iran Hormozgan Province, Iran (Magnitude 6.4) 31 October 347 deaths
Total fatalities 910
Number by magnitude
9.0+ 0
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 11
6.0−6.9 102
5.0−5.9 7
 1955
1957 

This is a list of earthquakes in 1956. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Again a fairly active year. 11 magnitude 7.0+ earthquakes were recorded with the largest of those striking Greece in the summer. The event in Greece measured 7.7 and was one of the largest ever to affect the country. In all earthquakes in 1956 resulted in 910 fatalities. Iran had the deadliest event of the year with 347 deaths in October. Burma, Lebanon, Afghanistan Greece and India also suffered from deadly events.

Overall

By death toll

Rank Death toll Magnitude Location Depth (km) Date
1 347 6.4 Iran Hormozgan Province, Iran 15.0 October 31
2 156 6.0 India Gujarat, India 15.0 July 21
3 148 5.3 Lebanon Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon 15.0 March 16
4 100 7.3 Afghanistan Baghlan Province, Afghanistan 25.0 June 9
5 56 7.7 Greece Dodecanese Islands, Greece 20.0 July 9
6 51 5.5 Greece Thessaly, Greece 15.0 November 2
7 38 6.8 Myanmar Sagaing Region, Myanmar 34.3 July 16
  • Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank Magnitude Death toll Location Depth (km) Date
1 7.7 56 Greece Dodecanese Islands, Greece 20.0 July 9
2 7.6 0 Fiji Fiji 419.1 May 23
3 7.5 0 Japan Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan 66.1 September 29
4 7.3 0 Japan Izu Islands, Japan 484.1 February 18
4 7.3 100 Afghanistan Baghlan Province, Afghanistan 25.0 June 9
4 7.3 0 Russia Kuril Islands, Russia 100.4 October 11
5 7.2 0 Indonesia Banda Sea, Indonesia 136.8 July 18
6 7.1 0 Nicaragua off the west coast of Nicaragua 35.0 October 24
7 7.0 0 Tonga south of Tonga 35.0 January 10
7 7.0 0 Ecuador Manabí Province, Ecuador 20.0 January 16
7 7.0 0 Fiji south of Fiji 198.0 December 27
  • Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

January
Strongest magnitude 7.0 Mw 2 events.
Deadliest 5.8 Mw, Hungary, Hungary
2 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 2
6.0−6.9 12
5.0−5.9 1

February

February
Strongest magnitude 7.3 Mw Japan, Japan
Deadliest 6.2 Mw Turkey, Turkey
4 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 14
5.0−5.9 0

March

March
Strongest magnitude 6.5 Mw 2 events
Deadliest 5.3 and 5.5 Mw Lebanon, Lebanon
148 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 0
6.0−6.9 6
5.0−5.9 3

April

April
Strongest magnitude 6.9 Mw New Zealand, New Zealand
Deadliest Mw Spain, Spain
7 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 0
6.0−6.9 8
5.0−5.9 0

May

May
Strongest magnitude 7.6 Mw Fiji, Fiji
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 6
5.0−5.9 0

June

June
Strongest magnitude 7.3 Mw Afghanistan, Afghanistan
Deadliest 7.3 Mw Afghanistan, Afghanistan
100 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 4
5.0−5.9 0

July

July
Strongest magnitude 7.7 Mw Greece, Greece
Deadliest 6.0 Mw India, India
156 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 2
6.0−6.9 11
5.0−5.9 0

August

August
Strongest magnitude 6.5 Mw Tonga, Tonga
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 0
6.0−6.9 6
5.0−5.9 1

September

September
Strongest magnitude 7.5 Mw Japan, Japan
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 6
5.0−5.9 0

October

October
Strongest magnitude 7.3 Mw Russia, Russia
Deadliest 6.4 Mw Iran, Iran
347 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 2
6.0−6.9 13
5.0−5.9 0

November

November
Strongest magnitude 6.4 Mw Mexico, Mexico
Deadliest 5.5 Mw Greece, Greece
51 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 0
6.0−6.9 6
5.0−5.9 1
  • Greece A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck eastern Thessaly, Greece on 2 November at a depth of 15.0 km.[115] At least 51 people were killed.[116]
  • Mexico A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Veracruz, Mexico on 9 November at a depth of 148.9 km.[117]
  • Costa Rica A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the west coast of Costa Rica on 10 November at a depth of 70.0 km.[118]
  • Philippines A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central Luzon, Philippines on 10 November at a depth of 15.0 km.[119]
  • Venezuela A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Merida (state), Venezuela on 16 November at a depth of 15.0 km.[120]
  • Japan A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on 21 November at a depth of 41.0 km.[121]
  • Vanuatu A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Vanuatu on 25 November at a depth of 15.0 km.[122]

December

December
Strongest magnitude 7.0 Mw Fiji, Fiji
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 10
5.0−5.9 1

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  64. "Significant Earthquake AFGHANISTAN: KABUL". National Geophysical Data Center. 9 June 1956. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  65. "M 6.5 - near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia". United States Geological Survey. 23 June 1956. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
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  106. "M 6.5 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. 19 October 1956. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  107. "M 6.2 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. 22 October 1956. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  108. "M 6.7 - Mindoro, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. 23 October 1956. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  109. "M 7.1 - near the coast of Nicaragua". United States Geological Survey. 24 October 1956. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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  115. "M 5.5 - Aegean Sea". United States Geological Survey. 2 November 1956. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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  121. "M 6.1 - near the east coast of Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. 21 November 1956. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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