1959M6+ · 106
Earthquakes of 1959
In 1959 the world had 106 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, 6 of them 7 or more; the strongest reached 7.9. 75 deaths were recorded. Each one with its place, depth, aftershocks and toll.
106M6+
6M7+ · M8+ 0
M7.9Strongest
75Deaths
Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · 1959
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| Date | Where | Magnitude | Depth | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January 1959 | off Dominica | 6.4 | 139 km | |
| 13 January 1959 | off Northern Mariana Islands | 6.0 | 15 km | |
| 15 January 1959 | Pacific Ocean | 6.3 | 485 km | |
| 22 January 1959 | off Japan | 7.0 | 35 km | |
| 22 January 1959 | Japan | 6.2 | 15 km | |
| 24 January 1959 | off Mexico | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 30 January 1959 | Chile | 6.3 | 45 km | |
| 30 January 1959 | Japan | 6.4 | 25 km | |
| 30 January 1959 | Japan | 6.4 | 25 km | |
| 7 February 1959 | off Peru | 6.9 | 30 km | |
| 15 February 1959 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 6.5 | 25 km | |
| 15 February 1959 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 6.6 | 25 km | |
| 17 February 1959 | off the United States | 6.0 | 15 km | |
| 27 February 1959 | Japan | 6.0 | 50 km | |
| 1 March 1959 | off Indonesia | 6.9 | 35 km | |
| 2 March 1959 | Indonesia | 6.1 | 35 km | |
| 12 March 1959 | Pacific Ocean | 6.1 | 35 km | |
| 17 March 1959 | off Japan | 6.6 | 15 km | |
| 18 March 1959 | off Japan | 6.2 | 15 km | |
| 19 March 1959 | Atlantic Ocean | 6.1 | 15 km | |
| 6 April 1959 | Indonesia | 6.2 | 35 km | |
| 8 April 1959 | Argentina | 6.1 | 15 km | |
| 9 April 1959 | off French Southern Territories | 6.0 | 15 km | |
| 12 April 1959 | off Indonesia | 6.3 | 25 km | |
| 12 April 1959 | off Samoa | 6.2 | 37 km | |
| 20 April 1959 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.0 | 53 km | |
| 24 April 1959 | off New Zealand | 6.4 | 35 km | |
| 26 April 1959 | off Japan | 6.9 | 118 km | 2 |
| 28 April 1959 | off Mexico | 6.5 | 25 km | |
| 4 May 1959 | Russia | 7.9 | 55 km | 1 |
| 5 May 1959 | Russia | 6.3 | 15 km | |
| 7 May 1959 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.2 | 25 km | |
| 12 May 1959 | off Russia | 6.3 | 25 km | |
| 12 May 1959 | Argentina | 6.6 | 25 km | |
| 12 May 1959 | off the United States | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 14 May 1959 | Greece | 6.1 | 35 km | |
| 16 May 1959 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.3 | 65 km | |
| 24 May 1959 | Mexico | 6.6 | 65 km | |
| 2 June 1959 | off Taiwan | 6.2 | 15 km | |
| 2 June 1959 | off the Philippines | 6.1 | 15 km | |
| 14 June 1959 | Chile | 7.1 | 109 km | 1 |
| 18 June 1959 | Russia | 6.9 | 10 km | |
| 28 June 1959 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 60 km | |
| 3 July 1959 | Pacific Ocean | 6.5 | 15 km | |
| 3 July 1959 | Pacific Ocean | 6.6 | 15 km | |
| 11 July 1959 | off French Southern Territories | 6.2 | 15 km | |
| 13 July 1959 | off the United States | 6.1 | 30 km | |
| 22 July 1959 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.4 | 35 km | |
| 24 July 1959 | off the United States | 6.3 | 15 km | |
| 8 August 1959 | off Russia | 6.1 | 25 km | |
| 12 August 1959 | off Tonga | 6.4 | 25 km | |
| 15 August 1959 | off Taiwan | 7.2 | 25 km | 16 |
| 16 August 1959 | off Vanuatu | 6.2 | 35 km | |
| 17 August 1959 | off Solomon Islands | 7.0 | 25 km | |
| 18 August 1959 | United States | 7.2 | 12 km | 28 |
| 18 August 1959 | United States | 6.5 | 10 km | |
| 18 August 1959 | United States | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 18 August 1959 | United States | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 21 August 1959 | Pacific Ocean | 6.2 | 15 km | |
| 21 August 1959 | Pacific Ocean | 6.1 | 15 km | |
| 24 August 1959 | off Solomon Islands | 6.7 | 35 km | |
| 26 August 1959 | off Mexico | 6.4 | 31 km | 25 |
| 26 August 1959 | off Canada | 6.5 | 15 km | |
| 29 August 1959 | Russia | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 30 August 1959 | off French Southern Territories | 6.0 | 15 km | |
| 1 September 1959 | Albania | 6.2 | 20 km | 2 |
| 3 September 1959 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 15 km | |
| 5 September 1959 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 20 km | |
| 12 September 1959 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.3 | 25 km | |
| 12 September 1959 | off Solomon Islands | 6.1 | 20 km | |
| 14 September 1959 | off Tonga | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 14 September 1959 | off New Zealand | 7.3 | 35 km | |
| 14 September 1959 | off New Zealand | 6.3 | 35 km | |
| 14 September 1959 | off New Zealand | 6.1 | 25 km | |
| 15 September 1959 | off New Zealand | 6.8 | 35 km | |
| 15 September 1959 | off Fiji | 6.4 | 594 km | |
| 16 September 1959 | off New Zealand | 6.2 | 35 km | |
| 20 September 1959 | Pacific Ocean | 6.0 | 15 km | |
| 25 September 1959 | off Taiwan | 6.5 | 20 km | |
| 26 September 1959 | off the United States | 6.2 | 15 km | |
| 29 September 1959 | off New Zealand | 6.4 | 35 km | |
| 30 September 1959 | off Vanuatu | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 15 October 1959 | off Indonesia | 6.6 | 35 km | |
| 19 October 1959 | off New Zealand | 6.0 | 45 km | |
| 19 October 1959 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 6.4 | 10 km | |
| 24 October 1959 | Uzbekistan | 6.0 | 15 km | |
| 26 October 1959 | off Japan | 6.5 | 20 km | |
| 27 October 1959 | off Russia | 6.7 | 62 km | |
| 2 November 1959 | Papua New Guinea | 6.3 | 46 km | |
| 3 November 1959 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 15 km | |
| 8 November 1959 | off Japan | 6.5 | 30 km | |
| 15 November 1959 | China | 6.1 | 48 km | |
| 15 November 1959 | off Greece | 6.7 | 15 km | |
| 26 November 1959 | off Indonesia | 6.2 | 35 km | |
| 26 November 1959 | off Indonesia | 6.6 | 30 km | |
| 28 November 1959 | Chile | 6.1 | 35 km | |
| 30 November 1959 | China | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 1 December 1959 | off Antarctica | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 2 December 1959 | off Indonesia | 6.4 | 25 km | |
| 14 December 1959 | off the United States | 6.3 | 24 km | |
| 14 December 1959 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 7.0 | 25 km | |
| 21 December 1959 | off New Zealand | 6.1 | 35 km | |
| 21 December 1959 | off New Zealand | 6.1 | 35 km | |
| 21 December 1959 | off Yemen | 6.6 | 15 km | |
| 27 December 1959 | off Russia | 6.6 | 27 km | |
| 28 December 1959 | off Russia | 6.5 | 40 km |