List of earthquakes in 1946
By death toll
Note: At least 10 casualties

List of earthquakes in 1946

Section Title: By death toll
Table Section Text: Note: At least 10 casualties

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	Depth (km)	Date

1	1,790	7.5	Dominican Republic Samaná Bay, Dominican Republic	15.0	August 4

2	1,362	8.3	Japan off the south coast of Honshu, Japan	15.0	December 20

3	840	6.0	Turkey Erzurum Province, Turkey	35.0	May 31

4	800	6.8	Peru Ancash Region, Peru	15.0	November 10

5	400	6.9	Turkmenistan Balkan Region, Turkmenistan	37.9	November 4

6	264	6.0	Algeria Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, Algeria	35.0	February 12

7	167	8.6	United States south of Unimak Island, Alaska	15.0	April 1

8	75	7.0	Dominican Republic off the northern coast of the Dominican Republic	15.0	August 8

9	58	6.6	Taiwan north of Taiwan	25.0	December 4

10	12	5.6	Turkey Konya Province, Turkey	60.0	February 21

Sentence(s)

Japan was heavily affected in 1946 by a quake hitting in December, causing 1,362 deaths.

final_sentence: Japan was heavily affected in 1946 by a quake hitting in December, causing 1,362 deaths.