1959 Earthquakes

Largest earthquakes of 1959

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

1. 17.9
   76 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

   May 4, 1959 · 55 km deep

2. 27.3
   Kermadec Islands region

   September 14, 1959 · 35 km deep

3. 37.2
   38 km ENE of Hengchun, Taiwan

   August 15, 1959 · 25 km deep

4. 47.2
   The 1959 Hebgen Lake, Montana Earthquake

   August 18, 1959 · 12 km deep

5. 57.1
   136 km E of Iquique, Chile

   June 14, 1959 · 109 km deep

6. 67.0
   67 km WNW of Gizo, Solomon Islands

   August 17, 1959 · 25 km deep

7. 77.0
   South Sandwich Islands region

   December 14, 1959 · 25 km deep

8. 87.0
   117 km E of Namie, Japan

   January 22, 1959 · 35 km deep

9. 96.9
   108 km SE of Mil’kovo, Russia

   June 18, 1959 · 10 km deep

10. 106.9
    71 km NW of El Alto, Peru

    February 7, 1959 · 30 km deep

11. 116.9
    54 km NW of Yonakuni, Japan

    April 26, 1959 · 118 km deep

12. 126.9
    44 km ENE of Manokwari, Indonesia

    March 1, 1959 · 35 km deep

13. 136.8
    Kermadec Islands region

    September 15, 1959 · 35 km deep

14. 146.7
    Ionian Sea

    November 15, 1959 · 15 km deep

15. 156.7
    264 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia

    October 27, 1959 · 62 km deep

16. 166.7
    Solomon Islands

    August 24, 1959 · 35 km deep

17. 176.6
    129 km S of Naze, Japan

    March 17, 1959 · 15 km deep

18. 186.6
    South Sandwich Islands region

    February 15, 1959 · 25 km deep

19. 196.6
    Fiji region

    July 3, 1959 · 15 km deep

20. 206.6
    108 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia

    October 15, 1959 · 35 km deep

21. 216.6
    186 km NNW of Kilmia, Yemen

    December 21, 1959 · 15 km deep

22. 226.6
    47 km ENE of Humahuaca, Argentina

    May 12, 1959 · 25 km deep

23. 236.6
    34 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

    December 27, 1959 · 27 km deep

24. 246.6
    6 km SSW of San Pedro Coxcaltepec Cántaros, Mexico

    May 24, 1959 · 65 km deep

25. 256.6
    160 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia

    November 26, 1959 · 30 km deep

26. 266.5
    177 km E of Namie, Japan

    October 26, 1959 · 20 km deep

27. 276.5
    9 km W of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico

    April 28, 1959 · 25 km deep

28. 286.5
    72 km W of Rumoi, Japan

    November 8, 1959 · 30 km deep

29. 296.5
    Taiwan region

    September 25, 1959 · 20 km deep

30. 306.5
    144 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

    December 28, 1959 · 40 km deep

31. 316.5
    243 km W of Port McNeill, Canada

    August 26, 1959 · 15 km deep

32. 326.5
    Vanuatu region

    July 3, 1959 · 15 km deep

33. 336.5
    South Sandwich Islands region

    February 15, 1959 · 25 km deep

34. 346.4
    297 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna

    August 12, 1959 · 25 km deep

35. 356.4
    36 km E of Luwuk, Indonesia

    December 2, 1959 · 25 km deep

36. 366.4
    Kermadec Islands region

    September 29, 1959 · 35 km deep

37. 376.4
    Kermadec Islands region

    April 24, 1959 · 35 km deep

38. 386.4
    Fiji region

    September 15, 1959 · 594 km deep

39. 396.4
    Near the coast of Veracruz, Mexico

    August 26, 1959 · 31 km deep

40. 406.4
    86 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    July 22, 1959 · 35 km deep

41. 416.4
    50 km N of Kushiro, Japan

    January 30, 1959 · 25 km deep

42. 426.4
    45 km NNE of Kushiro, Japan

    January 30, 1959 · 25 km deep

43. 436.4
    18 km SSE of Berekua, Dominica

    January 8, 1959 · 139 km deep

44. 446.4
    South Sandwich Islands region

    October 19, 1959 · 10 km deep

45. 456.3
    43 km NE of Yelizovo, Russia

    May 5, 1959 · 15 km deep

46. 466.3
    Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region

    May 12, 1959 · 25 km deep

47. 476.3
    south of the Fiji Islands

    January 15, 1959 · 485 km deep

48. 486.3
    22 km SW of Mammoth, Wyoming

    August 18, 1959 · 10 km deep

49. 496.3
    79 km SW of Copiapó, Chile

    January 30, 1959 · 45 km deep

50. 506.3
    Kermadec Islands region

    September 14, 1959 · 35 km deep

51. 516.3
    110 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

    November 2, 1959 · 46 km deep

52. 526.3
    94 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska

    December 14, 1959 · 24 km deep

53. 536.3
    186 km NE of Tual, Indonesia

    April 12, 1959 · 25 km deep

54. 546.3
    149 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    May 16, 1959 · 65 km deep

55. 556.3
    195 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

    September 12, 1959 · 25 km deep

56. 566.3
    off the coast of Northern California

    July 24, 1959 · 15 km deep

57. 576.2
    Balleny Islands region

    December 1, 1959 · 10 km deep

58. 586.2
    167 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia

    November 26, 1959 · 35 km deep

59. 596.2
    117 km S of Hengchun, Taiwan

    June 2, 1959 · 15 km deep

60. 606.2
    48 km S of Waingapu, Indonesia

    April 6, 1959 · 35 km deep

61. 616.2
    90 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

    April 12, 1959 · 37 km deep

62. 626.2
    294 km W of Langlois, Oregon

    September 26, 1959 · 15 km deep

63. 636.2
    140 km S of Naze, Japan

    March 18, 1959 · 15 km deep

64. 646.2
    185 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

    May 7, 1959 · 25 km deep

65. 656.2
    Kermadec Islands region

    September 16, 1959 · 35 km deep

66. 666.2
    western Indian-Antarctic Ridge

    August 21, 1959 · 15 km deep

67. 676.2
    Mid-Indian Ridge

    July 11, 1959 · 15 km deep

68. 686.2
    49 km SSE of Motomachi, Japan

    January 22, 1959 · 15 km deep

69. 696.2
    9 km E of Lushnjë, Albania

    September 1, 1959 · 20 km deep

70. 706.2
    155 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

    August 16, 1959 · 35 km deep

71. 716.1
    40 km SW of El Calafate, Argentina

    April 8, 1959 · 15 km deep

72. 726.1
    Kermadec Islands region

    December 21, 1959 · 35 km deep

73. 736.1
    Kermadec Islands region

    September 14, 1959 · 25 km deep

74. 746.1
    148 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia

    September 5, 1959 · 20 km deep

75. 756.1
    50 km NNE of Katabu, Indonesia

    September 3, 1959 · 15 km deep

76. 766.1
    157 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

    July 13, 1959 · 30 km deep

77. 776.1
    State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

    March 12, 1959 · 35 km deep

78. 786.1
    Kermadec Islands region

    December 21, 1959 · 35 km deep

79. 796.1
    106 km SSE of Hengchun, Taiwan

    June 2, 1959 · 15 km deep

80. 806.1
    46 km E of Yelantsy, Russia

    August 29, 1959 · 10 km deep

81. 816.1
    5 km WNW of Agía Galíni, Greece

    May 14, 1959 · 35 km deep

82. 826.1
    182 km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands

    September 12, 1959 · 20 km deep

83. 836.1
    152 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

    August 8, 1959 · 25 km deep

84. 846.1
    48 km SW of Vallenar, Chile

    November 28, 1959 · 35 km deep

85. 856.1
    96 km SW of Kashgar, China

    November 15, 1959 · 48 km deep

86. 866.1
    northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    March 19, 1959 · 15 km deep

87. 876.1
    100 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

    March 2, 1959 · 35 km deep

88. 886.1
    western Indian-Antarctic Ridge

    August 21, 1959 · 15 km deep

89. 896.0
    77 km SSE of Maumere, Indonesia

    June 28, 1959 · 60 km deep

90. 906.0
    Kermadec Islands region

    October 19, 1959 · 45 km deep

91. 916.0
    central East Pacific Rise

    September 20, 1959 · 15 km deep

92. 926.0
    south of the Fiji Islands

    September 14, 1959 · 35 km deep

93. 936.0
    Mid-Indian Ridge

    August 30, 1959 · 15 km deep

94. 946.0
    76 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

    April 20, 1959 · 53 km deep

95. 956.0
    233 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

    February 17, 1959 · 15 km deep

96. 966.0
    102 km NNE of Nago, Japan

    February 27, 1959 · 50 km deep

97. 976.0
    50 km NNW of Huocheng, China

    November 30, 1959 · 35 km deep

98. 986.0
    south of Java, Indonesia

    November 3, 1959 · 15 km deep

99. 996.0
    13 km NNE of G‘azalkent, Uzbekistan

    October 24, 1959 · 15 km deep

100. 1006.0
     40 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

     September 30, 1959 · 35 km deep