List of earthquakes in 1961
By magnitude
Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

List of earthquakes in 1961

Section Title: By magnitude
Table Section Text: Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date

1	7.6	0	Peru Madre de Dios Region, Peru	612.2	August 19

2	7.5	2	Japan Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan	35.0	February 26

2	7.5	0	Peru Ucayali Region, Peru	619.9	August 31

3	7.4	0	New Zealand Kermadec Islands, New Zealand	421.1	June 18

4	7.3	0	Indonesia Gulf of Tomini, Indonesia	144.8	March 28

4	7.3	0	Vanuatu Vanuatu	25.0	July 23

4	7.3	0	United Kingdom South Sandwich Islands	129.2	September 1

5	7.2	0	Japan off the east coast of Honshu, Japan	30.0	January 16

5	7.2	0	Peru Madre de Dios Region, Peru	597.5	August 31

6	7.1	0	Japan eastern Hokkaido, Japan	43.9	August 11

6	7.1	0	United Kingdom South Sandwich Islands	100.9	September 8

7	7.0	0	Japan off the east coast of Honshu, Japan	30.0	January 16

7	7.0	0	New Zealand Kermadec Islands, New Zealand	30.0	March 7

7	7.0	0	China southern Xinjiang Province, China	35.0	April 13

7	7.0	0	Japan Ryukyu Islands, Japan	30.6	July 18

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