Earthquake archive

1951 Earthquakes

Name: 1951 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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137 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 1951, the largest a M7.8 near Taiwan.

← 1950 1952 →

Total M4.5+

137

M6+

135

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M7.8

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 1951

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

17.8
Taiwan
November 24, 1951 · 30 km deep
27.7
89 km WSW of Nagqu, China
November 18, 1951 · 30 km deep
37.5
South Indian Ocean
December 8, 1951 · 15 km deep
47.5
58 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 21, 1951 · 25 km deep
57.3
81 km E of Yujing, Taiwan
November 24, 1951 · 25 km deep
67.2
27 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 22, 1951 · 25 km deep
77.1
Bonin Islands, Japan region
July 11, 1951 · 497 km deep
87.0
Kuril Islands
November 6, 1951 · 35 km deep
97.0
31 km SW of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 22, 1951 · 20 km deep
107.0
14 km S of Eflani, Turkey
August 13, 1951 · 25 km deep
116.9
115 km NNW of Solnechnyy, Russia
April 14, 1951 · 10 km deep
126.9
143 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska
February 13, 1951 · 20 km deep
136.9
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
July 18, 1951 · 15 km deep
146.8
south of Tasmania
May 1, 1951 · 15 km deep
156.7
88 km ESE of Koshima, Japan
June 5, 1951 · 35 km deep
166.7
49 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste
March 9, 1951 · 35 km deep
176.7
38 km SE of Puli, Taiwan
October 22, 1951 · 25 km deep
186.6
15 km WSW of Arenas, Panama
January 6, 1951 · 54 km deep
196.6
6 km NW of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 25, 1951 · 25 km deep
206.6
27 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 22, 1951 · 30 km deep
216.6
22 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 23, 1951 · 25 km deep
226.6
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
January 23, 1951 · 10 km deep
236.5
10 km SSE of Coacoyulichán, Mexico
December 28, 1951 · 31 km deep
246.5
Taiwan
October 22, 1951 · 20 km deep
256.5
Easter Island region
December 30, 1951 · 15 km deep
266.5
268 km SSE of Batagay, Russia
February 12, 1951 · 10 km deep
276.5
10 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 22, 1951 · 25 km deep
286.5
east of the Kuril Islands
November 12, 1951 · 20 km deep
296.5
262 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
April 30, 1951 · 25 km deep
306.5
213 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia
October 31, 1951 · 50 km deep
316.5
Macquarie Island region
October 28, 1951 · 15 km deep
326.5
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
September 28, 1951 · 25 km deep
336.5
7 km WNW of Linaon, Philippines
July 8, 1951 · 25 km deep
346.5
13 km WNW of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 22, 1951 · 25 km deep
356.5
Taiwan
October 22, 1951 · 25 km deep
366.5
29 km WSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 22, 1951 · 20 km deep
376.4
101 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan
November 26, 1951 · 30 km deep
386.4
southern East Pacific Rise
February 19, 1951 · 15 km deep
396.4
38 km SSW of Lijiang, China
December 21, 1951 · 28 km deep
406.4
66 km E of Mutsu, Japan
October 18, 1951 · 65 km deep
416.4
33 km N of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
June 6, 1951 · 15 km deep
426.4
57 km WSW of Shi Yomi, India
April 14, 1951 · 15 km deep
436.3
Mid-Indian Ridge
May 2, 1951 · 15 km deep
446.3
Kuril Islands
November 6, 1951 · 35 km deep
456.3
110 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
October 11, 1951 · 35 km deep
466.3
48 km SSW of Hastings, New Zealand
February 10, 1951 · 15 km deep
476.3
149 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
November 15, 1951 · 31 km deep
486.3
125 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
November 15, 1951 · 30 km deep
496.3
11 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 23, 1951 · 25 km deep
506.3
28 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 22, 1951 · 25 km deep
516.3
20 km SSW of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii
August 21, 1951 · 10 km deep
526.3
South Sandwich Islands region
October 13, 1951 · 10 km deep
536.3
112 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
May 29, 1951 · 25 km deep
546.3
123 km WSW of Nagqu, China
December 26, 1951 · 15 km deep
556.3
19 km E of Sulat, Philippines
November 4, 1951 · 25 km deep
566.3
3 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 24, 1951 · 35 km deep
576.3
51 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 22, 1951 · 25 km deep
586.3
Kermadec Islands region
June 7, 1951 · 15 km deep
596.3
161 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia
January 15, 1951 · 15 km deep
606.3
139 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia
April 13, 1951 · 25 km deep
616.3
141 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska
November 8, 1951 · 35 km deep
626.2
west of Macquarie Island
December 23, 1951 · 15 km deep
636.2
56 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
November 22, 1951 · 45 km deep
646.2
119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
November 15, 1951 · 36 km deep
656.2
southern East Pacific Rise
August 2, 1951 · 15 km deep
666.2
15 km N of Claveria, Philippines
May 31, 1951 · 61 km deep
676.2
193 km ESE of Namie, Japan
July 28, 1951 · 15 km deep
686.2
36 km SSE of Qamdo, China
March 17, 1951 · 15 km deep
696.2
33 km WNW of Carahue, Chile
January 3, 1951 · 35 km deep
706.2
95 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
April 10, 1951 · 15 km deep
716.2
southern East Pacific Rise
February 20, 1951 · 15 km deep
726.2
151 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
November 16, 1951 · 30 km deep
736.2
Near Jucuapa, El Salvador
May 6, 1951 · 10 km deep
746.2
69 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 22, 1951 · 25 km deep
756.2
102 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 22, 1951 · 25 km deep
766.2
193 km WSW of Laojunmiao, China
December 26, 1951 · 15 km deep
776.2
98 km S of Abepura, Indonesia
August 12, 1951 · 15 km deep
786.2
east of the South Sandwich Islands
October 31, 1951 · 15 km deep
796.2
Kermadec Islands region
October 5, 1951 · 15 km deep
806.1
147 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
November 15, 1951 · 30 km deep
816.1
199 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia
May 30, 1951 · 35 km deep
826.1
82 km SW of Nagqu, China
November 17, 1951 · 15 km deep
836.1
132 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
November 15, 1951 · 30 km deep
846.1
southern East Pacific Rise
September 1, 1951 · 15 km deep
856.1
138 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
August 18, 1951 · 30 km deep
866.1
121 km E of Hachinohe, Japan
July 26, 1951 · 45 km deep
876.1
152 km SW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
June 25, 1951 · 15 km deep
886.1
17 km SW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
February 22, 1951 · 25 km deep
896.1
Kermadec Islands region
September 28, 1951 · 15 km deep
906.1
17 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan
October 28, 1951 · 25 km deep
916.1
213 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
September 17, 1951 · 10 km deep
926.1
7 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan
June 20, 1951 · 15 km deep
936.1
95 km ESE of Chimanimani, Zimbabwe
May 10, 1951 · 25 km deep
946.1
South Indian Ocean
January 25, 1951 · 15 km deep
956.1
205 km ESE of António Enes, Mozambique
January 22, 1951 · 15 km deep
966.1
127 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
November 15, 1951 · 30 km deep
976.1
Kermadec Islands region
October 6, 1951 · 15 km deep
986.1
185 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
July 29, 1951 · 15 km deep
996.1
5 km S of Tatakamotonga, Tonga
July 2, 1951 · 35 km deep
1006.1
40 km NW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
April 2, 1951 · 60 km deep