List of earthquakes in 1954

Earthquakes in 1954

Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1954 4.0−5.9 magnitude 6.0−6.9 magnitude 7.0−7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	Andalusia, Spain (Magnitude 7.8) March 29
Deadliest	Chlef Province, Algeria (Magnitude 6.7) September 9 1,243 deaths
Total fatalities	1,294
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	8
6.0−6.9	168
5.0−5.9	83
← 1953 1955 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1954. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The year was characterized by a lack of large of events. The largest event of magnitude 7.8 occurred in Spain, albeit a rare event for the area, there were no deaths due to its depth. This quake was one of only eight to be greater than magnitude 7.0+. A significant quake struck Nevada in December. With a magnitude of 7.1, this was one of the largest in the state's history. No magnitude 7.0+ events were recorded south of the equator during the year. This is an extremely unusual occurrence, given that the seismic hotbeds of Indonesia, the south Pacific Islands, New Zealand and South America are all south of the equator. Total lives lost in the year amounted to 1,294. The vast majority of these came from Algeria, which suffered one of its worst disasters in September.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7003124300000000000♠1,243	7000670000000000000♠6.7	Chlef Province, Algeria	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-09-09-0000September 9
7000200000000000000♠2	7001310000000000000♠31	7000670000000000000♠6.7	Thessaly, Greece	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002016-04-30-0000April 30
7000300000000000000♠3	7001130000000000000♠13	7000660000000000000♠6.6	southeast Luzon, Philippines	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-07-02-0000July 2

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7000780000000000000♠7.8	5000000000000000000♠0	Andalusia, Spain	7002626200000000000♠626.2	000000002016-03-29-0000March 29
7000200000000000000♠2	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Volcano Islands, Japan	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-02-01-0000February 1
7000200000000000000♠2	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Gulf of California	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002016-04-29-0000April 29
7000300000000000000♠3	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Sagaing Region, Burma	7002183900000000000♠183.9	000000002016-03-21-0000March 21
7000300000000000000♠3	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Owen Fracture Zone	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-03-31-0000March 31
7000300000000000000♠3	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Nevada	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002016-12-16-0000December 16
7000400000000000000♠4	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Inner Mongolia, China	7001250000000000000♠25.0	000000002016-02-11-0000February 11
7000400000000000000♠4	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Gifu Prefecture, Honshu, Japan	7002245100000000000♠245.1	000000002016-05-14-0000May 14

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

January

Strongest magnitude	6.8 Mw, , New Zealand
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	0
6.0−6.9	8
5.0−5.9	7

• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Flores, Indonesia on January 1 at a depth of 60.0 km.^[1]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southeast of Taiwan on January 11 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[2]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck south of South Island, New Zealand on January 12 at a depth of 35.0 km. This was followed by a larger quake a short while later.^[3]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck south of South Island, New Zealand on January 12 at a depth of 35.0 km. This came only four minutes after the previous event.^[4]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck south of South Island, New Zealand on January 13 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[5]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on January 15 at a depth of 95.0 km.^[6]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the northern East Pacific Rise on January 20 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[7]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico on January 28 at an unknown depth.^[8]

February

February

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw, , Japan
Deadliest	6.2 Mw, , Mexico 6 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	2
6.0−6.9	20
5.0−5.9	6

• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Volcano Islands, Japan on February 1 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[9]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Arctic Ocean on February 2 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[10]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck southeast of New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea on February 5 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[11]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Chiapas, Mexico on February 5 at a depth of 117.5 km. Six people were killed and property damage costs were $17 million (1954 rate).^[12][13]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Vanuatu on February 7 at a depth of 131.0 km.^[14]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Inner Mongolia, China on February 11 at a depth of 25.0 km. Many homes were destroyed.^[15][16]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the far eastern Pacific Ocean on February 15 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[17]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on February 17 at a depth of 30.0 km.^[18]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the west coast of Nicaragua on February 19 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[19]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on February 19 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[20]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the west coast of Nicaragua on February 19 at a depth of 35.0 km. This, along with the event earlier in the day, is an example of a doublet earthquake.^[21]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Michoacan, Mexico on February 19 at a depth of 85.0 km.^[22]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia on February 20 at a depth of 540.5 km.^[23]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on February 20 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[24]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on February 20 at an unknown depth. This came only 16 minutes after the last event.^[25]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on February 20 at an unknown depth.^[26]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the southeast coast of Honshu, Japan on February 22 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[27]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the southeast coast of Honshu, Japan on February 22 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[28]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands on February 22 at a depth of 120.0 km.^[29]
• , A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Arunachal Pradesh, India on February 23 at a depth of 15.0 km. This was on the border with Bhutan.^[30]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Torres Islands, Vanuatu on February 27 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[31]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Ryukyu Islands, Japan on February 28 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[32]
• A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck just east of Adelaide, Australia on February 28 at a depth of 4.0 km. Some damage was caused in the event. This was one of the strongest quakes in the area.^[33]

March

March

Strongest magnitude	7.8 Mw, , Spain
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	3
6.0−6.9	13
5.0−5.9	5

• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Hela Province, Papua New Guinea on March 3 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[34]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck south of Fiji on March 6 at a depth of 530.6 km.^[35]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on March 7 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[36]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on March 9 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[37]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on March 9 at a depth of 27.5 km.^[38]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Fiji on March 14 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[39]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on March 14 at a depth of 23.3 km.^[40]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico on March 17 at an unknown depth.^[41]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southern California on March 19 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[42]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Sagaing Region, Burma on March 21 at a depth of 183.9 km. Some damage was reported.^[43][44]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Rat Islands, Alaska on March 28 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[45]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Babuyan Islands, Philippines on March 29 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[46]
• A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Andalusia, Spain on March 29 at a depth of 626.2 km. Although the event occurred at great depth, some damage was caused, but there were no deaths. Such a magnitude event is rare for Spain.^[47][48]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Mountain View, Hawaii on March 30 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[49]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Hawaii (island), Hawaii on March 30 at a depth of 15.0 km. This came two hours after a similar magnitude event and can be considered a doublet earthquake.^[50]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Owen Fracture Zone on March 31 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[51]

April

April

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw, , Mexico
Deadliest	6.7 Mw, , Greece 31 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	1
6.0−6.9	14
5.0−5.9	7

• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on April 1 at a depth of 16.5 km.^[52]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Chiapas, Mexico on April 1 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[53]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck south of Hokkaido, Japan on April 4 at a depth of 56.0 km.^[54]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the southern East Pacific Rise on April 8 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[55]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on April 11 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[56]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Carlsberg Ridge on April 11 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[57]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Andreanof Islands, Alaska on April 17 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[58]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on April 25 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[59]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck eastern Kamchatka, Russia on April 26 at a depth of 65.0 km.^[60]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the far eastern Pacific Ocean on April 27 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[61]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Southeast Indian Ridge on April 27 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[62]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Gulf of California on April 29 at a depth of 10.0 km. This was a large foreshock to another event a short while later.^[63]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Gulf of California on April 29 at a depth of 10.0 km. This came 45 minutes after the last event.^[64]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Thessaly, Greece on April 30 at a depth of 10.0 km. Thirty-one people were killed and property damage was $3.15 million (1954 rate).^[65][66]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on April 30 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[67]

May

May

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

• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia on May 2 at a depth of 30.0 km.^[68]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on May 3 at a depth of 30.0 km.^[69]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Masaya Department, Nicaragua on May 3 at a depth of 141.3 km.^[70]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Gulf of California on May 5 at a depth of 10.0 km. This was south of the activity on April 29.^[71]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on May 5 at a depth of 46.4 km.^[72]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico on May 13 at a depth of 62.4 km.^[73]
• A magnitude 6.0 aftershock struck Oaxaca, Mexico on May 13 at a depth of 80.0 km. This came 26 minutes after the mainshock.^[74]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Gifu Prefecture, Honshu, Japan on May 14 at a depth of 245.1 km.^[75]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southeast of New Britain, Papua New Guinea on May 19 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[76]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Celebes Sea on May 23 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[77]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Sumbawa, Indonesia on May 31 at a depth of 150.0 km.^[78]

June

June

Strongest magnitude	6.9 Mw, , Indonesia
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	0
6.0−6.9	12
5.0−5.9	4

• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador on June 4 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[79]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Gulf of California on June 4 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[80]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Papua (province), Indonesia on June 6 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[81]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck central New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea on June 7 at a depth of 448.5 km.^[82]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Fiji on June 12 at a depth of 569.0 km.^[83]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Loreto Region, Peru on June 15 at a depth of 119.9 km.^[84]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck south of Kodiak Island, Alaska on June 17 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[85]
• A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Anhui Province, China on June 17 at an unknown depth. This came only 26 minutes after the Alaska quake. A few homes were destroyed.^[86]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Ryukyu Islands, Japan on June 19 at a depth of 45.0 km.^[87]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on June 20 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[88]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Antofagasta Region, Chile on June 21 at a depth of 113.0 km.^[89]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge on June 28 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[90]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck SNNPR, Ethiopia on June 30 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[91]

July

July

Strongest magnitude	6.9 Mw, , China
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	0
6.0−6.9	18
5.0−5.9	10

• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southeast Luzon, Philippines on July 2 at a depth of 15.0 km. Thirteen deaths were caused and 101 people were hurt. Some damage was caused.^[92][93]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 3 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[94]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck just off the west coast of Java, Indonesia on July 3 at a depth of 60.0 km.^[95]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Bismarck Sea on July 6 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[96]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on July 6 at a depth of 19.1 km.^[97]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck east of Fallon, Nevada on July 6 at a depth of 10.0 km. Some damage was caused.^[98][99]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southeast of Fallon, Nevada on July 6 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[100]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the eastern Sea of Japan on July 9 at a depth of 262.6 km.^[101]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Bismarck Sea on July 13 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[102]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tonga on July 15 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[103]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on July 18 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[104]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on July 18 at a depth of 55.0 km.^[105]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Coquimbo Region, Chile on July 23 at a depth of 38.3 km.^[106]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Los Lagos Region, Chile on July 26 at a depth of 55.0 km.^[107]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on July 26 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[108]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on July 29 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[109]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Chile Rise on July 30 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[110]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Inner Mongolia, China on July 31 at a depth of 25.0 km. Five-hundred and forty-two homes were destroyed.^[111][112]

August

August

Strongest magnitude	6.8 Mw, , Tonga
Deadliest	5.0 Mw, , Iran 1 death
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	0
6.0−6.9	12
5.0−5.9	18

• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Aegean Sea, Greece on August 3 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[113]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Rat Islands, Alaska on August 5 at a depth of 65.0 km.^[114]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea on August 5 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[115]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on August 9 at a depth of 36.6 km.^[116]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Ceram Sea, Indonesia on August 14 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[117]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Tonga on August 18 at a depth of 156.8 km.^[118]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Samsun Province, Turkey on August 19 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[119]
• A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the Persian Gulf on August 20 at an unknown depth. One death and some damage was reported in Iran.^[120]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck east of Fallon, Nevada on August 24 at a depth of 15.0 km. This came just weeks after large quakes struck the same area. A much larger event strikes the area in December 1954 and will be documented in that months list of quakes.^[121]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Volcano Islands, Japan on August 27 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[122]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Drake Passage on August 28 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[123]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on August 30 at a depth of 57.0 km.^[124]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck western central Nevada on August 31 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[125]

September

September

Strongest magnitude	6.9 Mw, , Fiji
Deadliest	6.7 Mw, , Algeria 1,243 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	0
6.0−6.9	24
5.0−5.9	5

• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck just north of Nendo, Solomon Islands on September 2 at a depth of 135.0 km.^[126]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Papua (province), Indonesia on September 4 at a depth of 47.9 km.^[127]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Gandaki Zone, Nepal on September 4 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[128]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southeast of Taiwan on September 4 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[129]
• A magnitude 6.0 aftershock struck the Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands on September 4 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[130]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck south of Fiji on September 5 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[131]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Batan Islands, Philippines on September 6 at a depth of 25.0 km. This is part of a series of quakes to hit this area.^[132]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on September 6 at a depth of 60.0 km.^[133]
• Early in the morning of September 7 a series of earthquakes struck the Batan Islands, Philippines. The quakes were a magnitude 6.1 at 00:08 UTC (depth 25.0 km), a magnitude 6.2 at 00:11 UTC (depth 25.0 km) and a magnitude 6.0 at 00:35 UTC (depth 25.0 km).^{[134][135][136]}
• A catastrophic magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Chlef Province, Algeria on September 9 at a depth of 15.0 km. This was one of the worst disasters to affect Algeria, with 1,243 dead, another 5,000 hurt, 20,000 homes destroyed, and property damage totalling $6 million (1954 rate).^[137][138]
• A magnitude 6.0 aftershock struck Chlef Province, Algeria on September 9 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[139]
• A magnitude 6.2 aftershock struck Chlef Province, Algeria on September 10 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[140]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on September 12 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[141]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Fiji on September 13 at a depth of 178.0 km.^[142]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Batan Islands, Philippines on September 13 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[143]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Ryukyu Islands, Japan on September 14 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[144]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Fiji on September 15 at a depth of 564.6 km.^[145]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Fiji on September 17 at a depth of 256.6 km.^[146]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia on September 20 at a depth of 50.0 km.^[147]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck east of the Kuril Islands, Russia on September 23 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[148]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southern Hokkaido, Japan on September 27 at a depth of 60.1 km.^[149]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Samoa on September 28 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[150]

October

October

Strongest magnitude	6.8 Mw, , Solomon Islands
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	0
6.0−6.9	13
5.0−5.9	5

• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands on October 1 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[151]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands on October 3 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[152]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska on October 3 at a depth of 61.5 km.^[153]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Sula Islands, Indonesia on October 3 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[154]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands on October 4 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[155]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Barat Daya Islands, Indonesia on October 14 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[156]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the west coast of Baja California, Mexico on October 17 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[157]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Izu Islands, Japan on October 20 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[158]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Mid-Indian Ridge on October 21 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[159]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala on October 21 at a depth of 66.0 km.^[160]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Baja California, Mexico on October 24 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[161]
• A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Sichuan Province, China on October 24 at an unknown depth. Some homes sustained damage and some more were destroyed.^[162]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Dashkasan District, Azerbaijan on October 30 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[163]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu on October 31 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[164]

November

November

Strongest magnitude	6.8 Mw, , United States
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	0
6.0−6.9	11
5.0−5.9	2

• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck northeast of Sumbawa, Indonesia on November 2 at a depth of 20.0 km. Some homes were damaged.^[165][166]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Baja California, Mexico on November 12 at a depth of 15.0 km. This was the third large quake to strike the region in the last month.^[167]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Northern Mariana Islands on November 15 at a depth of 189.0 km.^[168]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on November 18 at a depth of 63.3 km.^[169]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on November 18 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[170]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the northwestern Sea of Japan on November 19 at a depth of 551.7 km.^[171]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on November 21 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[172]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on November 23 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[173]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on November 23 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[174]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of northern California on November 25 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[175]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck south of Fiji on November 25 at a depth of 643.5 km.^[176]

December

December

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw, , United States
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	1
6.0−6.9	13
5.0−5.9	5

• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan on December 3 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[177]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck south of New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea on December 4 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[178]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck just north of Trinidad on December 4 at a depth of 49.0 km.^[179]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the western Caribbean Sea on December 10 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[180]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on December 11 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[181]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Reykjanes Ridge on December 11 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[182]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck central Nevada on December 16 at a depth of 10.0 km. This was one of the largest quakes to strike Nevada. A large aftershock of magnitude 6.6 struck four minutes after the mainshock at a depth of 15.0 km.^[183][184]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Jujuy Province, Argentina on December 19 at a depth of 247.3 km.^[185]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the western Bismarck Sea on December 21 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[186]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck northern California on December 21 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[187]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Izu Islands, Japan on December 26 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[188]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southeast New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea on December 28 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[189]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Fox Islands (Alaska) on December 30 at a depth of 36.9 km.^[190]

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