Major earthquakes worldwide in 1955 (M6+)

M6+ earthquakes128

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LargestM7.5Kermadec Islands

M7+9

1991–2020 average153

By magnitude

M6.0–6.497

M6.5–6.922

M7.0–7.99

M8+0

By region

Japan15

Alaska12

Indonesia9

Philippines7

Russia6

China6

Taiwan6

Chile5

Vanuatu5

Papua New Guinea4

Nearby years

1950123

1951135

1952166

1953128

1954109

1955 ◀128

1956109

1957175

1958119

1959106

1960136

Largest first

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.5 1955-02-27	1955-02-27 20:43	15 km	Kermadec Islands region
M7.4 1955-03-31	1955-03-31 18:17	35 km	Mindanao, Philippines
M7.3 1955-10-10	1955-10-10 08:57	20 km	102 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.2 1955-05-30	1955-05-30 12:31	559 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M7.2 1955-03-18	1955-03-18 00:06	59 km	154 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
M7.1 1955-04-14	1955-04-14 01:29	10 km	19 km WSW of Kangding, China
M7.0 1955-05-17	1955-05-17 14:49	25 km	190 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia
M7.0 1955-01-05	1955-01-05 00:50	15 km	Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
M7.0 1955-03-22	1955-03-22 14:05	20 km	South Indian Ocean
M7.0 1955-04-19	1955-04-19 20:24	15 km	60 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile
M6.9 1955-04-15	1955-04-15 03:40	20 km	114 km WNW of Kashgar, China
M6.9 1955-04-15	1955-04-15 04:13	20 km	132 km WNW of Kashgar, China
M6.9 1955-12-07	1955-12-07 15:03	10 km	Bonin Islands, Japan region
M6.8 1955-01-13	1955-01-13 02:03	18 km	81 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska
M6.7 1955-08-21	1955-08-21 17:34	41 km	226 km ENE of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.7 1955-08-28	1955-08-28 20:13	45 km	31 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala
M6.7 1955-11-23	1955-11-23 06:29	53 km	48 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.7 1955-08-06	1955-08-06 08:31	360 km	255 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.7 1955-09-23	1955-09-23 15:06	10 km	11 km SE of Dadukou, China
M6.7 1955-06-02	1955-06-02 00:19	20 km	227 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M6.7 1955-06-20	1955-06-20 12:07	30 km	221 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M6.7 1955-05-14	1955-05-14 06:04	487 km	Bonin Islands, Japan region
M6.6 1955-01-05	1955-01-05 17:48	15 km	39 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.6 1955-09-22	1955-09-22 03:25	45 km	76 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.6 1955-01-08	1955-01-08 07:33	63 km	133 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.6 1955-07-16	1955-07-16 07:07	15 km	9 km NW of Sar?kemer, Turkey
M6.6 1955-05-01	1955-05-01 09:55	10 km	154 km E of Miyako, Japan
M6.5 1955-04-05	1955-04-05 15:09	15 km	47 km SW of Campo Pesquero el Colorado, Mexico
M6.5 1955-04-17	1955-04-17 18:35	28 km	152 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
M6.5 1955-01-05	1955-01-05 23:42	15 km	37 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.5 1955-04-04	1955-04-04 11:11	25 km	36 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan
M6.5 1955-05-11	1955-05-11 11:04	15 km	42 km SE of Cayambe, Ecuador
M6.5 1955-01-28	1955-01-28 17:02	35 km	western Xizang
M6.5 1955-01-13	1955-01-13 02:35	40 km	84 km E of Nikolski, Alaska
M6.5 1955-06-14	1955-06-14 06:11	15 km	208 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
M6.5 1955-07-23	1955-07-23 12:48	35 km	173 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.4 1955-04-28	1955-04-28 19:05	35 km	122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M6.4 1955-09-08	1955-09-08 02:03	15 km	east of the South Sandwich Islands
M6.4 1955-05-29	1955-05-29 15:34	25 km	244 km SSW of Trenggalek, Indonesia
M6.4 1955-10-21	1955-10-21 23:09	35 km	86 km NE of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.4 1955-09-03	1955-09-03 12:36	44 km	23 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala
M6.4 1955-09-11	1955-09-11 17:54	15 km	77 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.4 1955-09-15	1955-09-15 12:30	35 km	181 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia
M6.3 1955-03-01	1955-03-01 04:43	10 km	253 km SSE of Fort McPherson, Canada
M6.3 1955-11-17	1955-11-17 06:53	34 km	11 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile
M6.3 1955-01-31	1955-01-31 05:03	15 km	207 km WSW of Sinop, Brazil
M6.3 1955-03-31	1955-03-31 20:52	35 km	7 km W of Marogong, Philippines
M6.3 1955-04-24	1955-04-24 12:59	15 km	northern Xinjiang, China
M6.3 1955-09-24	1955-09-24 10:21	15 km	62 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan
M6.3 1955-10-13	1955-10-13 09:26	35 km	101 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1955-03-06	1955-03-06 20:55	125 km	104 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan
M6.3 1955-05-26	1955-05-26 16:23	40 km	96 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
M6.3 1955-09-08	1955-09-08 03:27	50 km	74 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 1955-03-28	1955-03-28 09:12	51 km	Ryukyu Islands, Japan
M6.3 1955-10-19	1955-10-19 09:54	50 km	160 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1955-01-31	1955-01-31 16:02	25 km	Kuril Islands
M6.3 1955-03-06	1955-03-06 13:33	15 km	11 km E of Bacuyangan, Philippines
M6.3 1955-09-20	1955-09-20 13:20	30 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.3 1955-02-14	1955-02-14 16:53	35 km	229 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
M6.3 1955-07-27	1955-07-27 18:19	25 km	105 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska
M6.3 1955-12-06	1955-12-06 04:31	35 km	48 km SSW of Iquique, Chile
M6.3 1955-04-10	1955-04-10 17:38	15 km	3 km W of Ganassi, Philippines
M6.3 1955-05-30	1955-05-30 23:27	55 km	Papua, Indonesia
M6.3 1955-07-27	1955-07-27 01:20	15 km	33 km S of Kamojimach?-j?gejima, Japan
M6.3 1955-02-04	1955-02-04 07:21	15 km	Mauritius - Reunion region
M6.3 1955-04-20	1955-04-20 05:48	15 km	83 km W of Ovalle, Chile
M6.2 1955-04-04	1955-04-04 19:24	15 km	24 km N of Telica, Nicaragua
M6.2 1955-02-05	1955-02-05 20:41	15 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1955-05-01	1955-05-01 13:58	10 km	163 km E of Miyako, Japan
M6.2 1955-09-12	1955-09-12 06:09	64 km	129 km NNW of Rosetta, Egypt
M6.2 1955-06-17	1955-06-17 08:06	30 km	76 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan
M6.2 1955-12-14	1955-12-14 10:51	35 km	61 km SE of B?ndarban, Bangladesh
M6.2 1955-01-06	1955-01-06 02:22	35 km	19 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.2 1955-06-05	1955-06-05 06:11	35 km	40 km NW of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.2 1955-07-06	1955-07-06 01:54	52 km	88 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia
M6.2 1955-06-12	1955-06-12 20:30	25 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1955-11-22	1955-11-22 03:24	10 km	southern East Pacific Rise
M6.2 1955-03-09	1955-03-09 02:26	15 km	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.2 1955-06-07	1955-06-07 00:48	15 km	60 km WNW of Dadukou, China
M6.2 1955-02-15	1955-02-15 06:20	65 km	93 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.2 1955-04-19	1955-04-19 16:47	15 km	4 km NNE of Káto Lekhónia, Greece
M6.2 1955-06-04	1955-06-04 16:51	36 km	120 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
M6.2 1955-04-23	1955-04-23 18:28	15 km	Easter Island region
M6.2 1955-06-27	1955-06-27 10:14	15 km	109 km NE of Sar?han, India
M6.2 1955-08-14	1955-08-14 16:43	15 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.1 1955-04-20	1955-04-20 02:12	25 km	73 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile
M6.1 1955-07-28	1955-07-28 01:59	15 km	32 km W of Villa La Angostura, Argentina
M6.1 1955-10-09	1955-10-09 17:40	50 km	109 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1955-12-19	1955-12-19 03:13	15 km	81 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines
M6.1 1955-02-15	1955-02-15 06:21	65 km	78 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.1 1955-04-06	1955-04-06 12:50	15 km	Mauritius - Reunion region
M6.1 1955-06-29	1955-06-29 04:55	45 km	122 km ENE of Naze, Japan
M6.1 1955-10-14	1955-10-14 08:43	15 km	central East Pacific Rise
M6.1 1955-11-10	1955-11-10 01:44	65 km	56 km N of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.1 1955-03-06	1955-03-06 06:18	38 km	southern Sumatra, Indonesia
M6.1 1955-03-23	1955-03-23 17:16	15 km	west of Macquarie Island
M6.1 1955-06-05	1955-06-05 01:53	35 km	222 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M6.1 1955-07-23	1955-07-23 13:57	15 km	10 km W of Sipalay, Philippines
M6.1 1955-11-15	1955-11-15 10:06	28 km	210 km SE of Chignik, Alaska
M6.1 1955-02-28	1955-02-28 20:42	15 km	Mid-Indian Ridge

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Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.