1954 Earthquakes

Largest earthquakes of 1954

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

1. 17.8
   Strait of Gibraltar

   March 29, 1954 · 626 km deep

2. 27.2
   94 km SSW of La Libertad, Mexico

   April 29, 1954 · 10 km deep

3. 37.2
   Volcano Islands, Japan region

   August 27, 1954 · 25 km deep

4. 47.2
   Volcano Islands, Japan region

   February 1, 1954 · 15 km deep

5. 57.1
   The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada Earthquake

   December 16, 1954 · 12 km deep

6. 67.1
   Owen Fracture Zone region

   March 31, 1954 · 15 km deep

7. 77.0
   66 km E of Zhangye, China

   February 11, 1954 · 25 km deep

8. 86.9
   The 1954 Dixie Valley, Nevada Earthquake

   December 16, 1954 · 12 km deep

9. 96.9
   153 km ENE of Wuwei, China

   July 31, 1954 · 25 km deep

10. 106.9
    35 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia

    June 6, 1954 · 10 km deep

11. 116.8
    123 km W of Ferndale, California

    November 25, 1954 · 10 km deep

12. 126.8
    50 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia

    July 3, 1954 · 60 km deep

13. 136.8
    32 km WNW of Tari, Papua New Guinea

    March 3, 1954 · 15 km deep

14. 146.8
    33 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua

    February 19, 1954 · 35 km deep

15. 156.8
    60 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua

    February 19, 1954 · 35 km deep

16. 166.8
    21 km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands

    October 3, 1954 · 35 km deep

17. 176.8
    24 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska

    October 3, 1954 · 62 km deep

18. 186.8
    off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand

    January 12, 1954 · 35 km deep

19. 196.7
    46 km NE of Bima, Indonesia

    November 2, 1954 · 20 km deep

20. 206.7
    off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand

    January 13, 1954 · 15 km deep

21. 216.7
    Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands

    November 15, 1954 · 189 km deep

22. 226.7
    northern Algeria

    September 9, 1954 · 15 km deep

23. 236.7
    7 km NE of Anávra, Greece

    April 30, 1954 · 10 km deep

24. 246.7
    112 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    February 5, 1954 · 35 km deep

25. 256.6
    193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

    April 17, 1954 · 25 km deep

26. 266.6
    West Chile Rise

    July 30, 1954 · 10 km deep

27. 276.6
    Mid-Indian Ridge

    October 21, 1954 · 15 km deep

28. 286.6
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    February 19, 1954 · 25 km deep

29. 296.6
    5 km SSE of Santa Cruz, Philippines

    July 2, 1954 · 15 km deep

30. 306.6
    90 km WNW of Bahía de Kino, Mexico

    April 29, 1954 · 10 km deep

31. 316.5
    176 km SE of Naze, Japan

    February 28, 1954 · 20 km deep

32. 326.5
    Kuril Islands

    July 6, 1954 · 19 km deep

33. 336.5
    off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand

    January 12, 1954 · 35 km deep

34. 346.5
    17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada

    August 24, 1954 · 15 km deep

35. 356.5
    38 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands

    October 1, 1954 · 35 km deep

36. 366.5
    201 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

    September 23, 1954 · 20 km deep

37. 376.5
    central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    April 30, 1954 · 15 km deep

38. 386.4
    212 km ESE of Hoemul-li, North Korea

    November 19, 1954 · 552 km deep

39. 396.4
    154 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

    May 3, 1954 · 30 km deep

40. 406.4
    The 1954 Eureka-Arcata, California Earthquake

    December 21, 1954 · 15 km deep

41. 416.4
    The 1954 San Jacinto Fault, California Earthquake

    March 19, 1954 · 6 km deep

42. 426.4
    163 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia

    September 4, 1954 · 48 km deep

43. 436.4
    45 km NNE of Santa Rosalía, Mexico

    May 5, 1954 · 10 km deep

44. 446.4
    50 km SW of Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, Mexico

    October 17, 1954 · 15 km deep

45. 456.4
    west of Macquarie Island

    April 27, 1954 · 10 km deep

46. 466.4
    261 km S of Burica, Panama

    April 27, 1954 · 35 km deep

47. 476.3
    84 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    December 28, 1954 · 35 km deep

48. 486.3
    86 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia

    September 6, 1954 · 60 km deep

49. 496.3
    9 km NNE of Puerto Varas, Chile

    July 26, 1954 · 55 km deep

50. 506.3
    239 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska

    March 28, 1954 · 35 km deep

51. 516.3
    Reykjanes Ridge

    December 11, 1954 · 15 km deep

52. 526.3
    132 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

    October 14, 1954 · 35 km deep

53. 536.3
    228 km SSW of Nadi, Fiji

    September 5, 1954 · 15 km deep

54. 546.3
    139 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

    August 9, 1954 · 37 km deep

55. 556.3
    6 km ESE of San Pedro Quiatoni, Mexico

    May 13, 1954 · 62 km deep

56. 566.3
    97 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

    April 26, 1954 · 65 km deep

57. 576.3
    southern East Pacific Rise

    April 8, 1954 · 15 km deep

58. 586.3
    12 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan

    July 18, 1954 · 55 km deep

59. 596.3
    118 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

    March 9, 1954 · 28 km deep

60. 606.3
    92 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    December 4, 1954 · 35 km deep

61. 616.3
    175 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan

    September 12, 1954 · 25 km deep

62. 626.3
    Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

    June 4, 1954 · 15 km deep

63. 636.2
    161 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji

    March 14, 1954 · 15 km deep

64. 646.2
    central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    March 9, 1954 · 15 km deep

65. 656.2
    69 km N of Naisano Dua, Indonesia

    January 1, 1954 · 60 km deep

66. 666.2
    east of the Kuril Islands

    July 29, 1954 · 15 km deep

67. 676.2
    The 1954 Rainbow Mountain, Nevada Earthquake

    July 6, 1954 · 10 km deep

68. 686.2
    north of Ascension Island

    April 25, 1954 · 15 km deep

69. 696.2
    77 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea

    August 5, 1954 · 25 km deep

70. 706.2
    96 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    May 19, 1954 · 35 km deep

71. 716.2
    Kuril Islands

    April 1, 1954 · 17 km deep

72. 726.2
    118 km W of Basco, Philippines

    September 7, 1954 · 25 km deep

73. 736.2
    Carlsberg Ridge

    April 11, 1954 · 15 km deep

74. 746.2
    192 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea

    December 21, 1954 · 15 km deep

75. 756.2
    Kuril Islands

    November 18, 1954 · 63 km deep

76. 766.2
    5 km W of Sidi Akkacha, Algeria

    September 10, 1954 · 15 km deep

77. 776.2
    Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

    June 28, 1954 · 15 km deep

78. 786.2
    113 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

    April 11, 1954 · 35 km deep

79. 796.2
    12 km ENE of Trashi Yangtse, Bhutan

    February 23, 1954 · 15 km deep

80. 806.2
    New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea

    July 13, 1954 · 15 km deep

81. 816.1
    115 km WNW of Basco, Philippines

    September 7, 1954 · 25 km deep

82. 826.1
    140 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

    July 6, 1954 · 15 km deep

83. 836.1
    110 km SW of Basco, Philippines

    March 29, 1954 · 25 km deep

84. 846.1
    Kermadec Islands region

    February 20, 1954 · 15 km deep

85. 856.1
    36 km NW of Ovalle, Chile

    July 23, 1954 · 38 km deep

86. 866.1
    192 km SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands

    December 10, 1954 · 15 km deep

87. 876.1
    23 km N of Paradise, Trinidad and Tobago

    December 4, 1954 · 49 km deep

88. 886.1
    Kermadec Islands region

    November 21, 1954 · 15 km deep

89. 896.1
    99 km WNW of Basco, Philippines

    September 6, 1954 · 25 km deep

90. 906.1
    30km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX

    November 12, 1954 · 6 km deep

91. 916.1
    7 km S of Guazacapán, Guatemala

    October 21, 1954 · 66 km deep

92. 926.1
    182 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga

    July 15, 1954 · 15 km deep

93. 936.1
    136 km WNW of Noshiro, Japan

    July 9, 1954 · 263 km deep

94. 946.1
    1 km N of Misija, Mexico

    February 5, 1954 · 85 km deep

95. 956.1
    12 km S of Volcano, Hawaii

    March 30, 1954 · 15 km deep

96. 966.0
    69 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

    April 4, 1954 · 56 km deep

97. 976.0
    135 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

    November 23, 1954 · 35 km deep

98. 986.0
    northern East Pacific Rise

    January 20, 1954 · 15 km deep

99. 996.0
    218 km S of Hirara, Japan

    January 11, 1954 · 15 km deep

100. 1006.0
     6 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands

     October 4, 1954 · 20 km deep