List of earthquakes in 1959

Earthquakes in 1959
Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1959
Strongest magnitude Russia Kamchatka, Russia (Magnitude 7.9) May 4
Deadliest United States Wyoming, United States (Magnitude 7.2) August 18 28 deaths
Total fatalities 94
Number by magnitude
9.0+ 0
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 10
6.0−6.9 96
5.0−5.9 6
 1958
1960 

This is a list of earthquakes in 1959. 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. Generally the year experienced below normal seismic activity with 10 magnitude 7.0+ events. The largest was a magnitude 7.9 which struck Russia in May. August was an interesting month mainly owing to a magnitude 7.2 earthquake which struck Yellowstone National Park. This resulted in 28 of the 94 deaths during 1959. Most of the deaths in fact were in August as Taiwan and Mexico were struck by events which caused 16 and 25 deaths respectively.

Overall

By death toll

Rank Death toll Magnitude Location Depth (km) Date
1 28 7.2 United States Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 10.0 August 18
2 25 6.4 Mexico off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico 31.0 August 26
3 18 5.4 Turkey Mus Province, Turkey 15.0 October 25
4 16 7.2 Taiwan off the east coast of Taiwan 25.0 August 15
  • Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank Magnitude Death toll Location Depth (km) Date
1 7.9 1 Russia eastern Kamchatka, Russia 55.0 May 4
2 7.3 0 New Zealand Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 35.0 September 14
3 7.2 16 Taiwan off the east coast of Taiwan 25.0 August 15
3 7.2 28 United States Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 10.0 August 18
4 7.1 1 Chile Tarapaca Region, Chile 109.2 June 14
5 7.0 0 Japan off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 35.0 January 22
5 7.0 0 Peru Puno Region, Peru 200.7 July 19
5 7.0 0 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 25.0 August 17
5 7.0 0 Papua New Guinea Madang Province, Papua New Guinea 133.1 November 19
5 7.0 0 United Kingdom South Sandwich Islands 25.0 December 14
  • Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

January
Strongest magnitude 7.0 Mw Japan, Japan
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 8
5.0−5.9 0
  • Dominica A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of Dominica on January 8 at a depth of 138.8 km.[1]
  • Fiji A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck south of Fiji on January 15 at a depth of 485.2 km.[2]
  • East Timor A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Baucau District, East Timor on January 20 at a depth of 35.0 km.[3]
  • Japan A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on January 22 at a depth of 35.0 km.[4]
  • Japan A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck eastern Hokkaido, Japan on January 22 at a depth of 15.0 km.[5]
  • Mexico A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico on January 24 at a depth of 35.0 km.[6]
  • Chile A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Atacama Region, Chile on January 30 at a depth of 45.0 km.[7]
  • Japan A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck eastern Hokkaido, Japan on January 30 at a depth of 25.0 km.[8]
  • Japan A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck eastern Hokkaido, Japan on January 30 at a depth of 25.0 km. This came a couple of hours after the previous event and is an example of a doublet earthquake.[9]

February

February
Strongest magnitude 6.9 Mw Peru, Peru
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 0
6.0−6.9 6
5.0−5.9 0
  • Peru A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Peru on February 7 at a depth of 30.0 km.[10] Damage was sustained to a few homes.[11]
  • Mexico A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico on February 11 at a depth of 20.0 km.[12]
  • Ecuador A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on February 16 at a depth of 15.0 km.[13]
  • Chile A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Coquimbo Region, Chile on February 20 at a depth of 60.0 km.[14]
  • Papua New Guinea A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea on February 23 at a depth of 35.0 km.[15]
  • Japan A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Ryukyu Islands, Japan on February 27 at a depth of 50.0 km.[16]

March

March
Strongest magnitude 6.9 Mw Indonesia, Indonesia
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 0
6.0−6.9 8
5.0−5.9 0

April

April
Strongest magnitude 6.9 Mw Taiwan, Taiwan
Deadliest 6.9 Mw Taiwan, Taiwan
2 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 0
6.0−6.9 9
5.0−5.9 2

May

May
Strongest magnitude 7.9 Mw Russia, Russia
Deadliest 7.9 Mw Russia, Russia
1 death
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 10
5.0−5.9 0

June

June
Strongest magnitude 7.1 Mw Chile, Chile
Deadliest 7.1 Mw Chile, Chile
1 death
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 9
5.0−5.9 0

July

July
Strongest magnitude 7.0 Mw Peru, Peru
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 8
5.0−5.9 1

August

August
Strongest magnitude 7.2 Mw two events
Deadliest 7.2 Mw United States, United States
28 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 3
6.0−6.9 10
5.0−5.9 1

September

September
Strongest magnitude 7.3 Mw New Zealand, New Zealand
Deadliest 6.0 Mw Albania, Albania
2 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 5
5.0−5.9 0
  • Albania A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Elbasan County, Albania on September 1 at a depth of 20.0 km.[92] 2 deaths were caused as well as major damage.[93]
  • Indonesia A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck southern Sulawesi, Indonesia on September 3 at a depth of 15.0 km.[94]
  • New Zealand A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on September 14 at a depth of 35.0 km.[95]
  • New Zealand A magnitude 6.8 aftershock struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on September 15 at a depth of 35.0 km.[96]
  • Taiwan A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southeast of Taiwan on September 25 at a depth of 20.0 km.[97]
  • Vanuatu A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Vanuatu on September 30 at a depth of 35.0 km.[98]

October

October
Strongest magnitude 6.7 Mw Russia, Russia
Deadliest 5.4 Mw Turkey, Turkey
18 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 0
6.0−6.9 9
5.0−5.9 1

November

November
Strongest magnitude 7.0 Mw Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Deadliest 6.1 Mw China, China
1 death
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 7
5.0−5.9 1

December

December
Strongest magnitude 7.0 Mw United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 7
5.0−5.9 0

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  61. "M 6.0 - Savu Sea". United States Geological Survey. June 28, 1959. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
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  77. "M 7.0 - Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 17, 1959. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
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  85. "M 6.0 - western Montana". United States Geological Survey. August 19, 1959. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
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  88. "M 6.4 - offshore Veracruz, Mexico". United States Geological Survey. August 26, 1959. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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  90. "M 6.5 - Vancouver Island, Canada region". United States Geological Survey. August 26, 1959. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  91. "M 6.1 - Lake Baykal region, Russia". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 1959. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  92. "M 6.2 - Albania". United States Geological Survey. September 1, 1959. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  93. "Significant Earthquake ALBANIA". National Geophysical Data Center. September 1, 1959. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  94. "M 6.1 - Sulawesi, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. September 3, 1959. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  95. "M 7.3 - Kermadec Islands region". United States Geological Survey. September 14, 1959. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  96. "M 6.8 - Kermadec Islands region". United States Geological Survey. September 15, 1959. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  97. "M 6.5 - Taiwan region". United States Geological Survey. September 25, 1959. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  98. "M 6.0 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey. September 30, 1959. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
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  103. "M 5.4 - eastern Turkey". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
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  111. "M 5.3 - northern Algeria". United States Geological Survey. November 7, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
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  113. "M 6.5 - Hokkaido, Japan region". United States Geological Survey. November 8, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  114. "M 6.1 - southern Xinjiang, China". United States Geological Survey. November 15, 1959. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
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  118. "M 6.6 - southern Sumatra, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. November 26, 1959. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
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  121. "M 6.4 - Sulawesi, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. December 2, 1959. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  122. "M 6.3 - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. December 14, 1959. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  123. "M 7.0 - South Sandwich Islands region". United States Geological Survey. December 14, 1959. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
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