1962M6+ · 98
Earthquakes of 1962
In 1962 the world had 98 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, 9 of them 7 or more; the strongest reached 7.5. 12,321 deaths were recorded. Each one with its place, depth, aftershocks and toll.
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9M7+ · M8+ 0
M7.5Strongest
12,321Deaths
Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · 1962
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| Date | Where | Magnitude | Depth | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January 1962 | off Japan | 6.2 | 50 km | |
| 5 January 1962 | off Wallis & Futuna | 6.2 | 55 km | |
| 7 January 1962 | off Croatia | 6.2 | 15 km | 4 |
| 8 January 1962 | Dominican Republic | 6.5 | 36 km | |
| 9 January 1962 | off Japan | 6.0 | 49 km | |
| 11 January 1962 | Croatia | 6.2 | 15 km | 1 |
| 28 January 1962 | off Tonga | 6.1 | 18 km | |
| 3 February 1962 | off Indonesia | 6.3 | 23 km | |
| 8 February 1962 | Papua New Guinea | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 14 February 1962 | Chile | 7.1 | 30 km | |
| 20 February 1962 | off Japan | 6.1 | 51 km | |
| 20 February 1962 | Myanmar | 6.3 | 35 km | |
| 27 February 1962 | Chile | 6.2 | 25 km | |
| 1 March 1962 | Pacific Ocean | 6.3 | 15 km | |
| 7 March 1962 | off Northern Mariana Islands | 6.9 | 635 km | |
| 11 March 1962 | off the Philippines | 6.3 | 45 km | |
| 12 March 1962 | off Panama | 6.5 | 25 km | |
| 17 March 1962 | Atlantic Ocean | 6.9 | 10 km | |
| 18 March 1962 | Albania | 6.1 | 26 km | 15 |
| 18 March 1962 | China | 6.0 | 15 km | 1 |
| 22 March 1962 | Papua New Guinea | 6.4 | 35 km | |
| 26 March 1962 | off Chile | 6.2 | 31 km | |
| 6 April 1962 | Pacific Ocean | 6.0 | 15 km | |
| 10 April 1962 | off Greece | 6.2 | 15 km | |
| 12 April 1962 | off Japan | 7.3 | 28 km | |
| 18 April 1962 | off Peru | 6.4 | 49 km | 4 |
| 19 April 1962 | Russia | 6.0 | 15 km | |
| 20 April 1962 | off Haiti | 6.6 | 25 km | |
| 23 April 1962 | off Japan | 7.1 | 60 km | |
| 25 April 1962 | off Japan | 6.3 | 35 km | |
| 30 April 1962 | Japan | 6.1 | 15 km | 1 |
| 30 April 1962 | off Tonga | 6.1 | 20 km | |
| 6 May 1962 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 7.0 | 15 km | |
| 7 May 1962 | off Russia | 6.5 | 25 km | |
| 11 May 1962 | Mexico | 7.0 | 25 km | 4 |
| 15 May 1962 | off Indonesia | 7.1 | 30 km | |
| 19 May 1962 | Mexico | 6.8 | 25 km | 3 |
| 21 May 1962 | China | 6.6 | 17 km | |
| 21 May 1962 | off Fiji | 7.5 | 390 km | |
| 22 May 1962 | off Solomon Islands | 6.6 | 114 km | |
| 22 May 1962 | Papua New Guinea | 6.1 | 15 km | |
| 31 May 1962 | off Northern Mariana Islands | 6.6 | 269 km | |
| 2 June 1962 | off Japan | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 14 June 1962 | off Russia | 6.0 | 15 km | |
| 23 June 1962 | off Japan | 6.5 | 23 km | |
| 25 June 1962 | off Japan | 6.4 | 35 km | |
| 28 June 1962 | United States | 6.2 | 9 km | |
| 3 July 1962 | Pacific Ocean | 6.0 | 15 km | |
| 6 July 1962 | Afghanistan | 6.7 | 216 km | |
| 16 July 1962 | United States | 6.0 | 50 km | |
| 17 July 1962 | off Japan | 6.0 | 50 km | |
| 25 July 1962 | off Cayman Islands | 6.1 | 20 km | |
| 26 July 1962 | off Panama | 7.2 | 25 km | |
| 30 July 1962 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.6 | 25 km | |
| 30 July 1962 | Colombia | 6.5 | 64 km | 47 |
| 1 August 1962 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.3 | 25 km | |
| 3 August 1962 | Chile | 6.8 | 125 km | |
| 6 August 1962 | Atlantic Ocean | 6.0 | 15 km | |
| 11 August 1962 | off Japan | 6.5 | 129 km | |
| 18 August 1962 | United States | 6.1 | 46 km | |
| 19 August 1962 | China | 6.3 | 33 km | |
| 21 August 1962 | Italy | 6.2 | 20 km | 16 |
| 21 August 1962 | off New Zealand | 6.4 | 30 km | |
| 21 August 1962 | off Chile | 6.4 | 15 km | |
| 26 August 1962 | off Japan | 6.0 | 15 km | |
| 31 August 1962 | off the United States | 6.2 | 35 km | |
| 1 September 1962 | off the United States | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 1 September 1962 | Iran | 7.0 | 15 km | 12,225 |
| 10 September 1962 | off Fiji | 6.5 | 631 km | |
| 12 September 1962 | Afghanistan | 6.3 | 35 km | |
| 18 September 1962 | off Panama | 6.8 | 30 km | |
| 22 September 1962 | Myanmar | 6.1 | 25 km | |
| 29 September 1962 | Argentina | 6.4 | 573 km | |
| 6 October 1962 | off Vanuatu | 6.3 | 60 km | |
| 6 October 1962 | off Vanuatu | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 6 October 1962 | off Vanuatu | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 8 October 1962 | off Taiwan | 6.5 | 35 km | |
| 9 October 1962 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.1 | 25 km | |
| 25 October 1962 | off Antarctica | 6.1 | 15 km | |
| 4 November 1962 | off Chile | 6.1 | 20 km | |
| 11 November 1962 | off Vanuatu | 6.1 | 47 km | |
| 11 November 1962 | off Chile | 6.1 | 20 km | |
| 15 November 1962 | off Peru | 6.1 | 35 km | |
| 16 November 1962 | Pacific Ocean | 6.3 | 15 km | |
| 16 November 1962 | off India | 6.2 | 27 km | |
| 29 November 1962 | off Vanuatu | 6.2 | 35 km | |
| 7 December 1962 | off Japan | 6.6 | 431 km | |
| 8 December 1962 | off Samoa | 6.2 | 39 km | |
| 8 December 1962 | Argentina | 7.2 | 589 km | |
| 21 December 1962 | off Indonesia | 6.3 | 55 km | |
| 21 December 1962 | off the United States | 6.4 | 21 km | |
| 21 December 1962 | off the United States | 6.5 | 25 km | |
| 22 December 1962 | off New Caledonia | 6.4 | 30 km | |
| 22 December 1962 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 40 km | |
| 22 December 1962 | off the United States | 6.5 | 33 km | |
| 26 December 1962 | off Russia | 6.7 | 23 km | |
| 29 December 1962 | Chile | 6.2 | 40 km | |
| 29 December 1962 | off New Zealand | 6.0 | 15 km |