List of earthquakes in 1951

Earthquakes in 1951

Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1951 5.0−5.9 magnitude 6.0−6.9 magnitude 7.0−7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	Hualien County, Taiwan (Magnitude 7.8) November 24
Deadliest	off the coast of El Salvador (Magnitude 6.5) May 6, 1,100 deaths
Total fatalities	2,236
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	18
6.0−6.9	176
5.0−5.9	1
← 1950 1952 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1951. 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. Once again a very active year. One major series of earthquakes in Taiwan in October and November helped towards the upheaval. This series resulted in around 85 deaths in all. The main quakes causing most of the deaths shook neighboring parts of Central America with El Salvador in May (1,100 deaths) and Nicaragua in August (1,000 deaths) being affected. Aside from this activity China, Russia and the southwest Pacific Islands saw magnitude 7.0+ quakes.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7003110000000000000♠1,100	7000650000000000000♠6.5	off the coast of El Salvador	7001850000000000000♠85.0	000000002016-05-06-0000May 6
7000200000000000000♠2	7003100000000000000♠1,000	7000610000000000000♠6.1	Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-08-03-0000August 3
7000300000000000000♠3	7001680000000000000♠68	7000700000000000000♠7.0	Hualien County, Taiwan	7001200000000000000♠20.0	000000002016-10-22-0000October 22
7000400000000000000♠4	7001500000000000000♠50	7000700000000000000♠7.0	Karabuk Province, Turkey	7001250000000000000♠25.0	000000002016-08-13-0000August 13
7000500000000000000♠5	7001170000000000000♠17	7000740000000000000♠7.4	Taitung County, Taiwan	7001250000000000000♠25.0	000000002016-11-24-0000November 24

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7000780000000000000♠7.8	5000000000000000000♠0	Hualien County, Taiwan	7001300000000000000♠30.0	000000002016-11-24-0000November 24
7000200000000000000♠2	7000770000000000000♠7.7	5000000000000000000♠0	Xizang Province, China	7001300000000000000♠30.0	000000002016-11-18-0000November 18
7000300000000000000♠3	7000750000000000000♠7.5	5000000000000000000♠0	Hualien County, Taiwan	7001250000000000000♠25.0	000000002016-10-21-0000October 21
7000300000000000000♠3	7000750000000000000♠7.5	5000000000000000000♠0	Southwest Indian Ridge	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-12-08-0000December 8
7000400000000000000♠4	7000740000000000000♠7.4	7001170000000000000♠17	Taitung County, Taiwan	7001250000000000000♠25.0	000000002016-11-24-0000November 24
7000500000000000000♠5	7000730000000000000♠7.3	5000000000000000000♠0	Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea	7002180000000000000♠180.0	000000002016-02-17-0000February 17
7000600000000000000♠6	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Vanuatu	7002101000000000000♠101.0	000000002016-03-10-0000March 10
7000600000000000000♠6	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Hualien County, Taiwan	7001250000000000000♠25.0	000000002016-10-22-0000October 22
7000700000000000000♠7	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Sakha Republic, Russia	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002016-04-14-0000April 14
7000700000000000000♠7	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Bonin Islands, Japan	7002496700000000000♠496.7	000000002016-07-11-0000July 11
7000800000000000000♠8	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Kermadec Islands, New Zealand	7002220000000000000♠220.0	000000002016-03-23-0000March 23
7000800000000000000♠8	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	eastern Nendo, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands	7002157690000000000♠157.7	000000002016-03-24-0000March 24
7000800000000000000♠8	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Jujuy Province, Argentina	7002185200000000000♠185.2	000000002016-04-14-0000April 14
7000800000000000000♠8	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	west of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea	7002149800000000000♠149.8	000000002016-05-21-0000May 21
7000800000000000000♠8	7000700000000000000♠7.0	7001500000000000000♠50	Karabuk Province, Turkey	7001250000000000000♠25.0	000000002016-08-13-0000August 13
7000800000000000000♠8	7000700000000000000♠7.0	7001680000000000000♠68	Hualien County, Taiwan	7001200000000000000♠20.0	000000002016-10-22-0000October 22
7000800000000000000♠8	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Kuril Islands, Russia	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002016-11-06-0000November 6
7000800000000000000♠8	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Oaxaca, Mexico	7001868000000000000♠86.8	000000002016-12-12-0000December 12

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

January

Strongest magnitude	6.9 Mw, , Papua New Guinea
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	0
6.0−6.9	19

• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Colima, Mexico on January 3 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[1]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Colima, Mexico on January 3 at a depth of 15.0 km. This came 43 minutes after the earlier event.^[2]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck on the coastline of Araucania Region, Chile on January 3 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[3]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Veraguas Province, Panama on January 5 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[4]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan on January 6 at a depth of 215.6 km.^[5]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the southwest coast of Veraguas Province, Panama on January 6 at a depth of 54.4 km.^[6]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan on January 8 at a depth of 55.0 km.^[7]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the north coast of New Britain, Papua New Guinea on January 8 at an unknown depth.^[8]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tonga on January 10 at a depth of 45.0 km.^[9]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck south of Tonga on January 14 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[10]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Vanuatu on January 15 at a depth of 88.3 km.^[11]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck south of West Papua (province), Indonesia on January 15 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[12]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Andreanof Islands, Alaska on January 18 at a depth of 45.9 km.^[13]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Mozambique Channel on January 22 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[14]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge on January 23 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[15]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck southeast of the South Sandwich Islands on January 24 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[16]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the central Indian Ocean on January 25 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[17]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck east of Taiwan on January 28 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[18]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico on January 30 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[19]

February

February

Strongest magnitude	7.3 Mw, , Papua New Guinea
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	1
6.0−6.9	9

• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand on February 10 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[20]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Sakha Republic, Russia on February 12 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[21]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Batu Islands, Indonesia on February 13 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[22]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Tonga on February 13 at a depth of 249.9 km.^[23]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck south of the Alaska Peninsula on February 13 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[24]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Vanuatu on February 16 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[25]
• A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea on February 17 at a depth of 180.0 km.^[26]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the southern East Pacific Rise on February 19 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[27]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the southern East Pacific Rise on February 20 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[28]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea on February 22 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[29]

March

March

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw, , Vanuatu
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	3
6.0−6.9	9

• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Arequipa Region, Peru on March 4 at a depth of 65.0 km.^[30]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Ryukyu Islands, Japan on March 5 at a depth of 168.9 km.^[31]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Savu Sea, Indonesia on March 9 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[32]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu on March 10 at a depth of 101.0 km.^[33]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan on March 10 at a depth of 64.4 km. This came only six minutes after the Vanuatu quake.^[34]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Arunachal Pradesh, India on March 12 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[35]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck eastern Xizang Province, China on March 17 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[36]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Inhambane Province, Mozambique on March 19 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[37]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Kamchatka Krai, Russia on March 19 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[38]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on March 23 at a depth of 220.0 km.^[39]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck eastern Nendo, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands on March 24 at a depth of 157.7 km.^[40]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck north of North Island, New Zealand on March 28 at a depth of 340.0 km.^[41]

April

April

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw, , Russia
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	2
6.0−6.9	13

• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador on April 2 at a depth of 55.0 km.^[42]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea on April 2 at a depth of 60.0 km.^[43]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Gulf of Iskenderun, Turkey on April 8 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[44]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Tonga on April 10 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[45]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck south of Sumba, Indonesia on April 13 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[46]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Jujuy Province, Argentina on April 14 at a depth of 185.2 km.^[47]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan on April 14 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[48]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Sakha Republic, Russia on April 14 at a depth of 10.0 km. This was an unusually large quake for this area.^[49]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Arunachal Pradesh, India on April 14 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[50]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck south of Honshu, Japan on April 16 at a depth of 471.1 km.^[51]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Arunachal Pradesh, India on April 22 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[52]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Hawaii (island) on April 23 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[53]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the north coast of North Island, New Zealand on April 23 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[54]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Potosi Department, Bolivia on April 23 at a depth of 247.7 km.^[55]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Solomon Sea on April 30 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[56]

May

May

Strongest magnitude	7.0 Mw, , Papua New Guinea
Deadliest	6.5 Mw, , El Salvador 1,100 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	1
6.0−6.9	13

• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the far southwest Pacific Ocean on May 1 at a depth of 15.0 km. This quake struck south of Tasmania, Australia and was an unusually large quake for this area.^[57]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Mid-Indian Ridge on May 2 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[58]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Usulutan Department, El Salvador on May 6 at a depth of 95.6 km. This was the first in a series of quakes to strike the area.^[59]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador on May 6 at a depth of 85.0 km. This came only four minutes after the first event. Eleven-hundred people were killed and $23 million (1951 rate) in property damage was caused.^[60][61]
• A magnitude 6.0 aftershock struck off the coast of Usulutan Department, El Salvador on May 7 at a depth of 115.0 km.^[62]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Sofala Province, Mozambique on May 10 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[63]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of O'Higgins Region, Chile on May 10 at a depth of 32.7 km.^[64]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Antofagasta Region, Chile on May 15 at a depth of 53.3 km.^[65]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Molucca Sea, Indonesia on May 16 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[66]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck west of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea on May 21 at a depth of 149.8 km.^[67]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southern Xizang Province, China on May 28 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[68]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Papua (province), Indonesia on May 29 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[69]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck north of Buru, Indonesia on May 30 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[70]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck north of Luzon, Philippines on May 31 at a depth of 61.4 km.^[71]

June

June

Strongest magnitude	6.7 Mw, , Japan
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	0
6.0−6.9	9

• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Sabah, Malaysia on June 2 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[72]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck southeast of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan on June 5 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[73]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck north of Jan Mayen Island on June 6 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[74]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on June 7 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[75]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon on June 17 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[76]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck just off the coast of Hualien, Taiwan on June 20 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[77]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Northern Mariana Islands on June 24 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[78]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Bismarck Sea on June 25 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[79]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Knik Arm, Alaska on June 25 at a depth of 54.3 km. This came 29 minutes after the Bismarck Sea quake.^[80]

July

July

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw, , Japan
Deadliest	6.0 Mw, , Mexico 1 death
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	1
6.0−6.9	11

• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the south coast of Mindanao, Philippines on July 2 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[81]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck eastern Tongatapu, Tonga on July 2 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[82]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck just west of Negros, Philippines on July 8 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[83]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico on July 9 at a depth of 25.0 km. One person was killed and some damage was reported.^[84][85]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Bonin Islands, Japan on July 11 at a depth of 496.7 km.^[86]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Madang Province, Papua New Guinea on July 16 at a depth of 96.4 km.^[87]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Vanuatu on July 17 at a depth of 152.7 km.^[88]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on July 18 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[89]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Escuintla Department, Guatemala on July 25 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[90]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on July 26 at a depth of 45.0 km.^[91]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on July 28 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[92]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia on July 29 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[93]

August

August

Strongest magnitude	7.0 Mw, , Turkey
Deadliest	6.1 Mw, , Honduras 1,000 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	1
6.0−6.9	13
5.0−5.9	1

• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the eastern Pacific Ocean on August 1 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[94]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck north of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea on August 2 at a depth of 475.0 km.^[95]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the southern East Pacific Rise on August 2 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[96]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras on August 3 at a depth of 15.0 km. The quake caused the walls of Cosiguina volcano to collapse resulting in a cascade of the water of the crater lake to flood neighboring areas. One-thousand deaths were caused as well as major damage in the area.^[97][98][99]
• A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck off the west coast of Nicaragua on August 6 at a depth of 55.0 km. A number of homes were destroyed.^[100][101]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Solomon Sea on August 6 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[102]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on August 10 at a depth of 18.1 km.^[103]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Papua (province), Indonesia on August 12 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[104]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Karabuk Province, Turkey on August 13 at a depth of 25.0 km. Fifty people died and major damage was caused.^[105][106]
• An earthquake struck the San Pedro Bay (California) on August 15. The magnitude and depth were unknown. $3 million (1951 rate) in property damage was caused.^[107]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Southern Ocean on August 17 at an unknown depth.^[108]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Molucca Sea, Indonesia on August 18 at a depth of 30.0 km.^[109]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck just off the west coast of Hawaii (island), Hawaii on August 21 at a depth of 10.0 km. Two people were hurt, eight homes collapsed, and 230 were in need of repair.^[110][111]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on August 24 at a depth of 166.8 km.^[112]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck south of Fiji on August 28 at a depth of 611.5 km.^[113]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Fiji on August 31 at a depth of 590.0 km.^[114]

September

September

Strongest magnitude	6.8 Mw, , Fiji
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	0
6.0−6.9	13

• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the southern East Pacific Rise on September 1 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[115]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck south of Fiji on September 8 at a depth of 494.1 km.^[116]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tonga on September 9 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[117]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on September 12 at a depth of 30.0 km.^[118]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Fiji on September 16 at a depth of 185.0 km.^[119]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tonga on September 17 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[120]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on September 20 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[121]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Fiji on September 21 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[122]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on September 21 at a depth of 21.4 km.^[123]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on September 24 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[124]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck west of Vancouver Island, Canada on September 27 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[125]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on September 28 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[126]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on September 28 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[127]

October

October

Strongest magnitude	7.5 Mw, , Taiwan
Deadliest	7.0 Mw, , Taiwan 68 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	3
6.0−6.9	29

• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on October 5 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[128]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on October 6 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[129]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of northern California on October 8 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[130]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea on October 11 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[131]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southeast of the South Sandwich Islands on October 13 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[132]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck south of Shikoku, Japan on October 15 at a depth of 20.5 km.^[133]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan on October 18 at a depth of 65.0 km.^[134]
• A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Hualien County, Taiwan on October 21 at a depth of 25.0 km. This was part of a series of quakes to strike the area over the coming weeks.^[135]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Hualien County, Taiwan on October 22 at a depth of 25.0 km. This was one of the larger aftershocks.^[136]
• A magnitude 6.7 aftershock struck Hualien County, Taiwan on October 22 at a depth of 25.0 km. This came 59 minutes after the previous event.^[137]
• A magnitude 6.5 aftershock struck Nantou County, Taiwan on October 22 at a depth of 25.0 km. This came 49 minutes after the previous event.^[138]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Hualien County, Taiwan on October 22 at a depth of 20.0 km. This was one of the deadliest events of the ongoing series. Sixty-eight people were killed, 586 were hurt, and 2,382 homes collapsed. This came 26 minutes after the previous event.^[139][140]
• A magnitude 6.5 aftershock struck Hualien County, Taiwan on October 22 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[141]
• A magnitude 6.6 aftershock struck off the coast of Hualien County, Taiwan on October 22 at a depth of 30.0 km. This came one hour and 37 minutes after the previous event.^[142]
• A magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck Hualien County, Taiwan on October 22 at a depth of 25.0 km. This came only 13 minutes after the previous aftershock.^[143]
• A magnitude 6.5 aftershock struck Hualien County, Taiwan on October 22 at a depth of 20.0 km. This came an hour and 45 minutes after the previous aftershock.^[144]
• A magnitude 6.5 aftershock struck off the coast of Hualien County, Taiwan on October 22 at a depth of 20.0 km. This came 43 minutes after the previous aftershock.^[145]
• A magnitude 6.5 aftershock struck Hualien County, Taiwan on October 22 at a depth of 25.0 km. This came 38 minutes after the previous aftershock.^[146]
• A magnitude 6.2 aftershock struck Hualien County, Taiwan on October 22 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[147]
• A magnitude 6.0 aftershock struck off the coast of Taiwan on October 22 at a depth of 25.0 km. This was an hour and 42 minutes after the previous event.^[148]
• A magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck off the coast of Hualien County, Taiwan on October 22 at a depth of 25.0 km. This was 27 minutes after the previous event.^[149]
• A magnitude 6.6 aftershock struck Hualien County, Taiwan on October 23 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[150]
• A magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck Hualien County, Taiwan on October 23 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[151]
• A magnitude 6.1 aftershock struck off the coast of Taiwan on October 23 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[152]
• A magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck off the coast of Hualien City, Taiwan on October 24 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[153]
• A magnitude 6.6 aftershock struck Hualien County, Taiwan on October 25 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[154]
• A magnitude 6.1 aftershock struck Hualien County, Taiwan on October 28 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[155]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the far southwest Pacific Ocean on October 28 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[156]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Batu Islands, Indonesia on October 31 at a depth of 50.0 km.^[157]
• A magnitude 6.2 aftershock struck the Batu Islands, Indonesia on October 31 at a depth of 30.0 km. This came an hour and seven minutes after the mainshock.^[158]
• A magnitude 6.0 aftershock struck the Batu Islands, Indonesia on October 31 at a depth of 30.0 km.^[159]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the southern Atlantic Ocean on October 31 at a depth of 15.0 km. This came an hour and 21 minutes after the previous event.^[160]

November

November

Strongest magnitude	7.8 Mw, , Taiwan
Deadliest	7.8 Mw, , Taiwan 17 deaths
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	4
6.0−6.9	24

• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Manyara Region, Tanzania on November 1 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[161]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the east coast of Samar, Philippines on November 4 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[162]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on November 6 at a depth of 32.9 km. This was a foreshock to a larger event later that day.^[163]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on November 6 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[164]
• A magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on November 6 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[165]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck south of the Alaska Peninsula on November 8 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[166]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Antofagasta Region, Chile on November 9 at a depth of 123.0 km.^[167]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Fiji on November 10 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[168]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on November 12 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[169]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck south of Fiji on November 12 at a depth of 356.8 km. This came an hour and four minutes after the previous event.^[170]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on November 15 at a depth of 30.0 km. This was part of a series of quakes over the next day.^[171]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on November 15 at a depth of 30.0 km. This came 14 minutes after the last event.^[172]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on November 15 at a depth of 30.0 km. This came an hour and 23 minutes after the last event.^[173]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on November 15 at a depth of 36.1 km. This came 29 minutes after the last event.^[174]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on November 15 at a depth of 30.5 km.^[175]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on November 15 at a depth of 30.0 km.^[176]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on November 16 at a depth of 30.0 km. This was part of an ongoing series in the area.^[177]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on November 16 at a depth of 30.0 km. This came only 17 minutes after the last event.^[178]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on November 16 at a depth of 57.3 km.^[179]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck eastern Xizang Province, China on November 17 at a depth of 15.0 km. This was a foreshock to a much larger event the next day.^[180]
• A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck eastern Xizang Province, China on November 18 at a depth of 30.0 km. Some homes were wrecked.^[181][182]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tonga on November 19 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[183]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea on November 22 at a depth of 45.0 km.^[184]
• A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Taitung County, Taiwan on November 24 at a depth of 25.0 km. A larger quake struck just three minutes later measuring 7.8 at a depth of 30.0 km. The intense activity which rattled Taiwan in late October (see above) was re-invigorated. In this event 17 people died and 250 were hurt. Further damage was caused in the area.^{[185][186][187]}
• A magnitude 6.4 aftershock struck off the east coast of Taiwan on November 26 at a depth of 30.0 km.^[188]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck south of the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on November 27 at a depth of 75.0 km.^[189]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia on November 29 at a depth of 121.9 km.^[190]

December

• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan on December 5 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[191]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Choco Department, Colombia on December 6 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[192]
• A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Southwest Indian Ridge on December 8 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[193]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico on December 12 at a depth of 86.8 km.^[194]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tonga on December 18 at a depth of 60.5 km.^[195]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China on December 21 at a depth of 27.5 km. Major destruction was caused in the area, including 29,890 homes that were destroyed.^[196][197]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck south of Fiji on December 23 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[198]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Southeast Indian Ridge on December 23 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[199]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on December 25 at a depth of 27.2 km.^[200]
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Gulf of Santa Catalina, California on December 26 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[201]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Xizang Province, China on December 26 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[202]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Gansu Province, China on December 26 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[203]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Guerrero, Mexico on December 28 at a depth of 30.7 km.^[204]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Luzon Strait on December 29 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[205]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the southern East Pacific Rise on December 30 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[206]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the southern East Pacific Rise on December 30 at a depth of 15.0 km. This came six minutes after the previous event.^[207]

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