List of earthquakes in 1961

Earthquakes in 1961
Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1961
Strongest magnitude Peru Madre de Dios Region, Peru (Magnitude 7.6) August 19
Deadliest Iran Fars Province, Iran (Magnitude 6.4) June 11 60 deaths
Total fatalities 128
Number by magnitude
9.0+ 0
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 15
6.0−6.9 91
5.0−5.9 2
 1960
1962 

This is a list of earthquakes in 1961. 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. A fairly busy year although the largest event was only a magnitude 7.6. This was a big contrast to 1960 which had three events above magnitude 8. Peru had the largest event. Japan had five magnitude 7.0+ events. Overall there was not a great deal of deaths with the total being 128. Iran had the most with 60 from an event in June.

Overall

By death toll

Rank Death toll Magnitude Location Depth (km) Date
1 60 6.4 Iran Fars Province, Iran 15.0 June 11
2 30 6.2 Ethiopia Amhara Region, Ethiopia 25.0 June 1
3 23 6.7 Colombia Tolima Department, Colombia 162.9 December 20
4 10 6.8 Japan Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan 15.0 August 19
  • Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank Magnitude Death toll Location Depth (km) Date
1 7.6 0 Peru Madre de Dios Region, Peru 612.2 August 19
2 7.5 2 Japan Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan 35.0 February 26
2 7.5 0 Peru Ucayali Region, Peru 619.9 August 31
3 7.4 0 New Zealand Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 421.1 June 18
4 7.3 0 Indonesia Gulf of Tomini, Indonesia 144.8 March 28
4 7.3 0 Vanuatu Vanuatu 25.0 July 23
4 7.3 0 United Kingdom South Sandwich Islands 129.2 September 1
5 7.2 0 Japan off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 30.0 January 16
5 7.2 0 Peru Madre de Dios Region, Peru 597.5 August 31
6 7.1 0 Japan eastern Hokkaido, Japan 43.9 August 11
6 7.1 0 United Kingdom South Sandwich Islands 100.9 September 8
7 7.0 0 Japan off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 30.0 January 16
7 7.0 0 New Zealand Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 30.0 March 7
7 7.0 0 China southern Xinjiang Province, China 35.0 April 13
7 7.0 0 Japan Ryukyu Islands, Japan 30.6 July 18
  • Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

January
Strongest magnitude 7.2 Mw Japan, Japan
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 2
6.0−6.9 9
5.0−5.9 0
  • Solomon Islands A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands on January 2 at a depth of 79.3 km.[1]
  • United States A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Andreanof Islands, Alaska on January 5 at a depth of 31.9 km.[2]
  • Papua New Guinea A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea on January 5 at a depth of 142.7 km.[3]
  • New Caledonia A pair of magnitude 6.6 earthquakes struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on January 5 at a depth of 35.0 km. The events were around 20 minutes apart and are an example of a doublet earthquake.[4][5]
  • Soviet Union A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on January 10 at a depth of 58.5 km.[6]
  • Japan A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on January 16 at a depth of 30.0 km.[7]
  • Japan A magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on January 16 at a depth of 30.0 km.[8]
  • Japan A magnitude 7.0 aftershock struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on January 16 at a depth of 30.0 km.[9]
  • Japan A magnitude 6.7 aftershock struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on January 16 at a depth of 30.0 km.[10]
  • Solomon Islands A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands on January 22 at a depth of 15.0 km.[11]

February

February
Strongest magnitude 7.5 Mw Japan, Japan
Deadliest 7.5 Mw Japan, Japan
2 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 8
5.0−5.9 0

March

March
Strongest magnitude 7.3 Mw Indonesia, Indonesia
Deadliest 6.5 Mw Indonesia, Indonesia
2 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 2
6.0−6.9 7
5.0−5.9 0

April

April
Strongest magnitude 7.0 Mw China, China
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 7
5.0−5.9 0

May

May
Strongest magnitude 6.6 Mw Fiji, Fiji
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 0
6.0−6.9 10
5.0−5.9 0

June

June
Strongest magnitude 7.4 Mw New Zealand, New Zealand
Deadliest 6.4 Mw Iran, Iran
60 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 10
5.0−5.9 1

July

July
Strongest magnitude 7.3 Mw Vanuatu, Vanuatu
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 2
6.0−6.9 8
5.0−5.9 0

August

August
Strongest magnitude 7.6 Mw Peru Peru
Deadliest 6.8 Mw Japan, Japan
10 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 4
6.0−6.9 5
5.0−5.9 0

September

September
Strongest magnitude 7.3 Mw United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 2
6.0−6.9 7
5.0−5.9 0

October

October
Strongest magnitude 6.8 Mw Indonesia, Indonesia
Deadliest 6.6 Mw Chile, Chile
1 death
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 0
6.0−6.9 7
5.0−5.9 1

November

November
Strongest magnitude 6.6 Mw Indonesia, Indonesia
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 0
6.0−6.9 5
5.0−5.9 0

December

December
Strongest magnitude 6.7 Mw two events
Deadliest 6.7 Mw Colombia, Colombia
23 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 0
6.0−6.9 8
5.0−5.9 0

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  46. "M 6.0 - Tonga". United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1961. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  47. "M 6.4 - Dodecanese Islands, Greece". United States Geological Survey. May 23, 1961. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  48. "M 6.2 - near the coast of Nicaragua". United States Geological Survey. May 23, 1961. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
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  51. "M 6.0 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. May 31, 1961. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  52. "M 6.2 - Ethiopia". United States Geological Survey. June 1, 1961. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  53. "Significant Earthquake ETHIOPIA: KARAKORE". National Geophysical Data Center. June 1, 1961. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  54. "M 6.0 - Ethiopia". United States Geological Survey. June 2, 1961. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
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  59. "M 5.6 - Myanmar-China border region". United States Geological Survey. June 11, 1961. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
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  112. "M 6.1 - southern Qinghai, China". United States Geological Survey. December 4, 1961. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  113. "M 6.7 - off the coast of Los Lagos, Chile". United States Geological Survey. December 9, 1961. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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