List of earthquakes in 1955
By magnitude
Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

List of earthquakes in 1955

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

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date

1	7.5	0	New Zealand Kermadec Islands, New Zealand	15.0	February 27

2	7.4	400	Philippines western Mindanao, Philippines	35.0	March 31

3	7.3	0	Papua New Guinea south of New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea	20.0	October 10

4	7.2	0	Russia off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia	59.2	March 18

4	7.2	0	Japan Volcano Islands, Japan	558.9	May 30

5	7.1	39	China Sichuan Province, China	10.0	April 14

6	7.0	0	New Zealand Auckland Islands, New Zealand	15.0	January 5

6	7.0	0	southern Indian Ocean	20.0	March 22

6	7.0	1	Chile off the coast of Coquimbo Region, Chile	15.0	April 19

6	7.0	0	India southern Great Nicobar, India	25.3	May 17

6	7.0	0	Papua New Guinea Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea	179.2	August 16

Sentence(s)

A magnitude of 7.0 earthquake struck in the Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea on August 16 at a depth of 179.2 km.

final_sentence: A magnitude of 7.0 earthquake struck in the Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea on August 16 at a depth of 179.2 km.