List of earthquakes in 1951
By magnitude
Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

List of earthquakes in 1951

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

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date

1	7.8	0	Taiwan Hualien County, Taiwan	30.0	November 24

2	7.7	0	China Xizang Province, China	30.0	November 18

3	7.5	0	Afghanistan Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan	215.6	January 6

3	7.5	0	Afghanistan Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan	221.9	June 12

3	7.5	0	Taiwan Hualien County, Taiwan	25.0	October 21

3	7.5	0	Southwest Indian Ridge	15.0	December 8

4	7.3	0	Papua New Guinea Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea	180.0	February 17

4	7.3	17	Taiwan Taitung County, Taiwan	25.0	November 24

5	7.2	0	Vanuatu Vanuatu	101.0	March 10

5	7.2	0	Taiwan Hualien County, Taiwan	25.0	October 22

6	7.1	0	Russia Sakha Republic, Russia	10.0	April 14

6	7.1	0	Japan Bonin Islands, Japan	496.7	July 11

7	7.0	0	New Zealand Kermadec Islands, New Zealand	220.0	March 23

7	7.0	0	Papua New Guinea west of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea	149.8	May 21

7	7.0	50	Turkey Karabuk Province, Turkey	25.0	August 13

7	7.0	68	Taiwan Hualien County, Taiwan	20.0	October 22

7	7.0	0	Russia Kuril Islands, Russia	35.0	November 6

Sentence(s)

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Southwest Indian Ridge on December 8 at a depth of 15.0 km.

final_sentence: A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Southwest Indian Ridge on December 8 at a depth of 15.0 km.