List of earthquakes in 1971
By magnitude
Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

List of earthquakes in 1971

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

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date

1	8.1	0	Papua New Guinea southeast of New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea	VIII (Severe)	40.0	July 26

2	8.0	3	Papua New Guinea southeast of New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea	VIII (Severe)	40.0	July 14

3	7.8	83	Chile Valparaiso Region, Chile	VI (Strong)	60.3	July 9

4	7.7	0	Indonesia Papua (province), Indonesia	IX (Violent)	30.0	January 10

5	7.6	0	Russia off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia	X (Extreme)	27.5	December 15

6	7.4	1	Peru Loreto Region, Peru	VII (Very strong)	120.0	July 27

7	7.3	0	Russia southwest of Sakhalin Island, Russia	VI (Strong)	18.1	September 5

7	7.3	0	Russia off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia	VII (Very strong)	125.0	November 24

8	7.1	0	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge	(')	15.0	January 3

8	7.1	0	Japan off the south coast of Hokkaido, Japan	VI (Strong)	54.8	August 2

8	7.1	0	Solomon Islands Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands	VII (Very strong)	113.1	November 21

9	7.0	0	Indonesia off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia	VII (Very strong)	30.0	February 4

9	7.0	0	United States Andreanof Islands, Alaska	(')	28.9	February 7

9	7.0	0	United Kingdom South Shetland Islands	(')	12.5	February 8

9	7.0	0	Indonesia off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia	V (Moderate)	75.0	April 8

9	7.0	0	United States Andreanof Islands, Alaska	VII (Very strong)	24.2	May 2

9	7.0	0	Russia Magadan Oblast, Russia	(')	10.0	May 18

9	7.0	0	Papua New Guinea southeast of New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea	VI (Strong)	35.0	July 19

9	7.0	0	Papua New Guinea off the east coast of New Britain, Papua New Guinea	(')	40.0	July 26

9	7.0	0	Indonesia Banda Sea, Indonesia	(')	131.0	September 16

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