Major earthquakes worldwide in 1956 (M6+)

M6+ earthquakes109

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LargestM7.7Greece

M7+5

1991–2020 average153

By magnitude

M6.0–6.488

M6.5–6.916

M7.0–7.95

M8+0

By region

Japan13

Alaska9

Papua New Guinea7

Philippines6

Russia6

Chile4

MX4

Tonga4

Canada3

Indonesia3

Nearby years

1951135

1952166

1953128

1954109

1955128

1956 ◀109

1957175

1958119

1959106

1960136

1961104

Largest first

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.7 1956-07-09	1956-07-09 03:11	20 km	19 km SSE of Amorgós, Greece
M7.6 1956-05-23	1956-05-23 20:48	419 km	144 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna
M7.3 1956-02-18	1956-02-18 07:34	484 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M7.3 1956-06-09	1956-06-09 23:13	25 km	42 km NNW of B?my?n, Afghanistan
M7.1 1956-10-24	1956-10-24 14:42	35 km	12 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
M7.0 1956-01-10	1956-01-10 08:52	35 km	south of Tonga
M7.0 1956-01-16	1956-01-16 23:37	20 km	7 km NNE of Tosagua, Ecuador
M6.8 1956-07-16	1956-07-16 15:07	34 km	38 km NW of Mandalay, Myanmar
M6.8 1956-12-18	1956-12-18 02:31	45 km	Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.8 1956-02-09	1956-02-09 14:32	6 km	34km ENE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
M6.8 1956-07-17	1956-07-17 07:34	451 km	180 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste
M6.7 1956-02-01	1956-02-01 13:41	370 km	Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.7 1956-10-10	1956-10-10 15:31	15 km	6 km SE of Jahāngīrpur, India
M6.7 1956-10-23	1956-10-23 08:41	90 km	5 km NW of Wawa, Philippines
M6.6 1956-06-09	1956-06-09 10:08	24 km	39 km NW of Ovalle, Chile
M6.6 1956-01-08	1956-01-08 20:54	52 km	58 km SSW of Arica, Chile
M6.5 1956-06-23	1956-06-23 02:18	20 km	72 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.5 1956-02-15	1956-02-15 01:20	6 km	120km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
M6.5 1956-09-16	1956-09-16 08:37	10 km	19 km S of ?uk?mat? Azrah, Afghanistan
M6.5 1956-12-08	1956-12-08 16:10	25 km	184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M6.5 1956-12-21	1956-12-21 08:59	15 km	269 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.5 1956-02-19	1956-02-19 02:18	15 km	Haida Gwaii Region, Canada
M6.5 1956-10-19	1956-10-19 20:47	25 km	Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
M6.5 1956-03-03	1956-03-03 00:05	35 km	92 km N of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.4 1956-11-29	1956-11-29 09:15	35 km	Bonin Islands, Japan region
M6.4 1956-02-12	1956-02-12 11:49	21 km	104 km WNW of Davila, Philippines
M6.4 1956-02-14	1956-02-14 18:33	6 km	129km SE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
M6.4 1956-06-28	1956-06-28 22:58	15 km	236 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.4 1956-08-24	1956-08-24 04:27	21 km	49 km SW of Attu Station, Alaska
M6.4 1956-06-12	1956-06-12 08:54	15 km	central East Pacific Rise
M6.4 1956-05-07	1956-05-07 10:58	10 km	southeast Indian Ridge
M6.4 1956-08-14	1956-08-14 02:50	15 km	south of Africa
M6.4 1956-08-15	1956-08-15 13:12	35 km	281 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.4 1956-10-31	1956-10-31 14:03	15 km	43 km SE of Ger?sh, Iran
M6.4 1956-08-12	1956-08-12 16:59	20 km	81 km S of Shimoda, Japan
M6.4 1956-10-11	1956-10-11 16:48	10 km	155 km W of Ferndale, California
M6.4 1956-11-26	1956-11-26 23:29	15 km	133 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.3 1956-10-28	1956-10-28 10:45	20 km	9 km ESE of Mercedes, Philippines
M6.3 1956-05-22	1956-05-22 03:01	45 km	90 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.3 1956-10-26	1956-10-26 22:50	10 km	85 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1956-10-28	1956-10-28 03:28	50 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.3 1956-04-02	1956-04-02 10:50	30 km	75 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.3 1956-12-20	1956-12-20 11:00	15 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.3 1956-08-23	1956-08-23 13:48	35 km	36 km W of Mapiri, Bolivia
M6.3 1956-09-29	1956-09-29 23:20	66 km	4 km S of Shisui, Japan
M6.3 1956-11-28	1956-11-28 19:27	48 km	168 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1956-05-19	1956-05-19 20:02	15 km	Prince Edward Islands region
M6.3 1956-01-11	1956-01-11 06:10	15 km	267 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia
M6.3 1956-10-19	1956-10-19 14:05	15 km	southern East Pacific Rise
M6.3 1956-02-17	1956-02-17 09:53	15 km	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.3 1956-03-05	1956-03-05 23:29	20 km	33 km N of Abashiri, Japan
M6.3 1956-11-04	1956-11-04 07:05	49 km	123 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
M6.3 1956-07-23	1956-07-23 19:26	15 km	Easter Island region
M6.2 1956-12-28	1956-12-28 14:24	35 km	45 km NW of Gisborne, New Zealand
M6.2 1956-01-30	1956-01-30 08:43	15 km	75 km NNE of Whakatane, New Zealand
M6.2 1956-02-20	1956-02-20 20:31	15 km	12 km N of Eski?ehir, Turkey
M6.2 1956-04-23	1956-04-23 03:31	35 km	82 km SE of Kushiro, Japan
M6.2 1956-06-29	1956-06-29 02:21	15 km	75 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.2 1956-12-29	1956-12-29 20:22	15 km	126 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
M6.2 1956-06-05	1956-06-05 05:59	15 km	southern East Pacific Rise
M6.2 1956-09-11	1956-09-11 21:04	50 km	144 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1956-09-20	1956-09-20 21:52	25 km	172 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
M6.2 1956-10-25	1956-10-25 05:21	35 km	near the coast of Nicaragua
M6.2 1956-02-09	1956-02-09 15:24	6 km	66km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
M6.2 1956-02-29	1956-02-29 20:51	53 km	39 km SSW of Mawlaik, Myanmar
M6.2 1956-05-19	1956-05-19 01:30	35 km	68 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1956-06-04	1956-06-04 07:09	15 km	179 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
M6.2 1956-08-04	1956-08-04 09:48	35 km	98 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1956-11-17	1956-11-17 20:27	15 km	96 km SW of Hydaburg, Alaska
M6.2 1956-07-09	1956-07-09 09:56	55 km	5 km SE of Arcahaie, Haiti
M6.2 1956-02-24	1956-02-24 09:18	25 km	east of the North Island of New Zealand
M6.2 1956-01-18	1956-01-18 08:07	35 km	72 km S of Antofagasta, Chile
M6.2 1956-03-13	1956-03-13 13:13	25 km	45 km SE of Burica, Panama
M6.2 1956-12-22	1956-12-22 23:12	15 km	127 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan
M6.2 1956-01-17	1956-01-17 08:00	15 km	central East Pacific Rise
M6.2 1956-10-22	1956-10-22 12:35	15 km	125 km NNW of Alotau, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 1956-01-08	1956-01-08 07:11	20 km	2 km E of San Marcos, Mexico
M6.1 1956-12-25	1956-12-25 09:33	15 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.1 1956-04-22	1956-04-22 17:21	15 km	166 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska
M6.1 1956-10-12	1956-10-12 02:37	35 km	33 km SSW of San Juan, Peru
M6.1 1956-01-29	1956-01-29 22:20	35 km	Philippine Islands region
M6.1 1956-11-21	1956-11-21 07:33	41 km	102 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan
M6.1 1956-02-10	1956-02-10 00:02	38 km	119 km ESE of Namie, Japan
M6.1 1956-08-30	1956-08-30 04:24	29 km	132 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
M6.1 1956-10-12	1956-10-12 12:22	35 km	87 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan
M6.1 1956-11-16	1956-11-16 11:53	15 km	8 km SW of Mucumpiz, Venezuela
M6.1 1956-02-14	1956-02-14 12:35	15 km	109 km NW of Davila, Philippines
M6.1 1956-07-19	1956-07-19 20:41	35 km	7 km W of San Nicolas, Philippines
M6.1 1956-07-30	1956-07-30 09:15	15 km	63 km N of Sitia, Greece
M6.1 1956-09-11	1956-09-11 02:32	15 km	112 km WNW of Labasa, Fiji
M6.1 1956-02-13	1956-02-13 14:20	15 km	104 km WNW of Davila, Philippines
M6.1 1956-03-19	1956-03-19 17:36	50 km	39 km SSE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 1956-03-05	1956-03-05 07:12	15 km	83 km S of Shache, China
M6.1 1956-05-13	1956-05-13 07:50	35 km	42 km WNW of Dajal, Pakistan
M6.1 1956-04-18	1956-04-18 11:00	45 km	61 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M6.0 1956-01-27	1956-01-27 13:38	15 km	south of Tonga
M6.0 1956-01-28	1956-01-28 07:42	50 km	45 km WSW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1956-02-22	1956-02-22 09:59	15 km	Chagos Archipelago region
M6.0 1956-04-22	1956-04-22 04:40	35 km	109 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.0 1956-11-13	1956-11-13 09:55	15 km	western Indian-Antarctic 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.