1960 Earthquakes

Largest earthquakes of 1960

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

1. 19.5
   1960 Great Chilean Earthquake (Valdivia Earthquake)

   May 22, 1960 · 25 km deep

2. 28.1
   4 km ESE of Cañete, Chile

   May 21, 1960 · 25 km deep

3. 38.0
   113 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

   March 20, 1960 · 15 km deep

4. 47.8
   38 km WNW of Traiguén, Chile

   May 22, 1960 · 25 km deep

5. 57.7
   35 km S of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile

   June 6, 1960 · 15 km deep

6. 67.6
   103 km WSW of Mórrope, Peru

   November 20, 1960 · 15 km deep

7. 77.4
   Off the coast of Araucania, Chile

   November 1, 1960 · 20 km deep

8. 87.3
   77 km NNE of Taltal, Chile

   December 2, 1960 · 35 km deep

9. 97.2
   south of the Fiji Islands

   November 24, 1960 · 30 km deep

10. 107.1
    26 km W of Angol, Chile

    May 22, 1960 · 25 km deep

11. 117.1
    21 km SSE of Nazca, Peru

    January 15, 1960 · 65 km deep

12. 127.0
    118 km E of Miyako, Japan

    March 23, 1960 · 15 km deep

13. 137.0
    24 km WNW of Traiguén, Chile

    June 20, 1960 · 25 km deep

14. 146.9
    17 km WSW of Pitrufquén, Chile

    June 20, 1960 · 25 km deep

15. 156.8
    187 km S of Nikolski, Alaska

    November 13, 1960 · 22 km deep

16. 166.8
    51 km ENE of Kuji, Japan

    July 29, 1960 · 53 km deep

17. 176.8
    north of Macquarie Island

    December 13, 1960 · 15 km deep

18. 186.8
    108 km SSE of Kilju, North Korea

    October 8, 1960 · 608 km deep

19. 196.8
    22 km ESE of Cañete, Chile

    May 22, 1960 · 25 km deep

20. 206.8
    52 km S of Dalandzadgad, Mongolia

    December 3, 1960 · 20 km deep

21. 216.7
    115 km W of Corral, Chile

    August 13, 1960 · 25 km deep

22. 226.7
    Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia

    October 7, 1960 · 35 km deep

23. 236.7
    96 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

    March 29, 1960 · 10 km deep

24. 246.7
    259 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile

    May 25, 1960 · 20 km deep

25. 256.7
    53 km E of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

    July 31, 1960 · 25 km deep

26. 266.6
    Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands

    September 29, 1960 · 420 km deep

27. 276.6
    272 km ENE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea

    June 11, 1960 · 30 km deep

28. 286.6
    145 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia

    March 5, 1960 · 30 km deep

29. 296.6
    south of the Fiji Islands

    November 23, 1960 · 25 km deep

30. 306.6
    240 km NE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea

    June 11, 1960 · 30 km deep

31. 316.5
    19 km SW of Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    September 22, 1960 · 14 km deep

32. 326.5
    Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

    August 4, 1960 · 19 km deep

33. 336.5
    295 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada

    July 4, 1960 · 15 km deep

34. 346.5
    60 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia

    February 9, 1960 · 35 km deep

35. 356.5
    64 km WNW of Carahue, Chile

    May 23, 1960 · 20 km deep

36. 366.5
    103 km NNE of Naze, Japan

    May 18, 1960 · 59 km deep

37. 376.5
    near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

    July 25, 1960 · 20 km deep

38. 386.5
    Norfolk Island, Australia region

    May 20, 1960 · 15 km deep

39. 396.5
    143 km ESE of Atka, Alaska

    October 14, 1960 · 36 km deep

40. 406.4
    152 km SE of Atlasovo, Russia

    October 13, 1960 · 36 km deep

41. 416.4
    9 km N of Traiguén, Chile

    May 23, 1960 · 25 km deep

42. 426.4
    118 km E of Yamada, Japan

    March 23, 1960 · 15 km deep

43. 436.4
    87 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

    September 3, 1960 · 423 km deep

44. 446.4
    Drake Passage

    February 8, 1960 · 15 km deep

45. 456.4
    South Sandwich Islands region

    November 9, 1960 · 15 km deep

46. 466.4
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    June 25, 1960 · 35 km deep

47. 476.3
    16 km N of Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    September 22, 1960 · 15 km deep

48. 486.3
    87 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia

    January 23, 1960 · 25 km deep

49. 496.3
    17 km W of Mulchén, Chile

    May 29, 1960 · 25 km deep

50. 506.3
    70 km ESE of Muroto-misakicho, Japan

    January 31, 1960 · 20 km deep

51. 516.3
    219 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia

    December 14, 1960 · 65 km deep

52. 526.3
    99 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands

    November 2, 1960 · 15 km deep

53. 536.3
    168 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji

    January 24, 1960 · 25 km deep

54. 546.3
    Bouvet Island region

    January 2, 1960 · 15 km deep

55. 556.3
    146 km NW of Jiangyou, China

    November 9, 1960 · 25 km deep

56. 566.3
    135 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

    June 2, 1960 · 25 km deep

57. 576.3
    166 km SSW of Sibolga, Indonesia

    July 10, 1960 · 30 km deep

58. 586.3
    195 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    March 12, 1960 · 35 km deep

59. 596.3
    82 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

    October 22, 1960 · 65 km deep

60. 606.3
    270 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile

    December 29, 1960 · 25 km deep

61. 616.3
    Kermadec Islands region

    November 6, 1960 · 25 km deep

62. 626.3
    38 km SE of Juradó, Colombia

    September 19, 1960 · 15 km deep

63. 636.3
    70 km WSW of Río Grande, Panama

    March 28, 1960 · 25 km deep

64. 646.3
    7 km W of Canoas, Costa Rica

    December 6, 1960 · 35 km deep

65. 656.3
    Tristan da Cunha region

    August 20, 1960 · 15 km deep

66. 666.3
    29 km NW of Calbuco, Chile

    May 23, 1960 · 25 km deep

67. 676.2
    Off the coast of Los Lagos, Chile

    November 22, 1960 · 20 km deep

68. 686.2
    Bouvet Island region

    July 13, 1960 · 10 km deep

69. 696.2
    132 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

    September 3, 1960 · 43 km deep

70. 706.2
    22 km ESE of Cañete, Chile

    May 23, 1960 · 25 km deep

71. 716.2
    South Sandwich Islands region

    January 7, 1960 · 35 km deep

72. 726.2
    219 km W of Ferndale, California

    August 9, 1960 · 10 km deep

73. 736.2
    11 km SSW of Maliq, Albania

    May 26, 1960 · 20 km deep

74. 746.2
    213 km E of Amahai, Indonesia

    May 11, 1960 · 35 km deep

75. 756.2
    84 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia

    January 23, 1960 · 25 km deep

76. 766.2
    110 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

    February 24, 1960 · 50 km deep

77. 776.2
    south of the Kermadec Islands

    June 15, 1960 · 15 km deep

78. 786.2
    114 km NW of Arrowtown, New Zealand

    May 24, 1960 · 15 km deep

79. 796.2
    134 km WSW of Chonchi, Chile

    May 23, 1960 · 20 km deep

80. 806.2
    17 km SE of Arauco, Chile

    May 21, 1960 · 25 km deep

81. 816.2
    119 km ESE of Yamada, Japan

    March 23, 1960 · 15 km deep

82. 826.2
    248 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada

    December 1, 1960 · 20 km deep

83. 836.2
    southeast of Easter Island

    June 12, 1960 · 15 km deep

84. 846.2
    162 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

    April 15, 1960 · 35 km deep

85. 856.2
    42 km N of Antofagasta, Chile

    November 9, 1960 · 35 km deep

86. 866.2
    89 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

    November 6, 1960 · 34 km deep

87. 876.2
    94 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia

    January 23, 1960 · 35 km deep

88. 886.2
    23 km NE of Antofagasta, Chile

    October 30, 1960 · 35 km deep

89. 896.2
    south of the Fiji Islands

    August 9, 1960 · 75 km deep

90. 906.1
    46 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

    June 10, 1960 · 35 km deep

91. 916.1
    252 km WSW of Cochrane, Chile

    May 23, 1960 · 20 km deep

92. 926.1
    Bonin Islands, Japan region

    December 13, 1960 · 15 km deep

93. 936.1
    50 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

    June 9, 1960 · 15 km deep

94. 946.1
    Balleny Islands region

    March 22, 1960 · 15 km deep

95. 956.1
    156 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji

    January 25, 1960 · 25 km deep

96. 966.1
    189 km S of Adak, Alaska

    July 3, 1960 · 15 km deep

97. 976.1
    117 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia

    June 15, 1960 · 20 km deep

98. 986.1
    157 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna

    August 23, 1960 · 30 km deep

99. 996.1
    127 km SW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile

    June 2, 1960 · 15 km deep

100. 1006.1
     178 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

     March 27, 1960 · 25 km deep