List of earthquakes in 1956
By death toll
Note: At least 10 casualties

List of earthquakes in 1956

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

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	Depth (km)	Date

1	347	6.4	Iran Hormozgan Province, Iran	15.0	October 31

2	156	6.0	India Gujarat, India	15.0	July 21

3	148	5.3	Lebanon Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon	15.0	March 16

4	100	7.3	Afghanistan Baghlan Province, Afghanistan	25.0	June 9

5	56	7.7	Greece Dodecanese Islands, Greece	20.0	July 9

6	51	5.5	Greece Thessaly, Greece	15.0	November 2

7	38	6.8	Myanmar Sagaing Region, Myanmar	34.3	July 16

Sentence(s)

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Hormozgan Province, Iran on 31 October at a depth of 15.0 km and 347 deaths were caused.

final_sentence: A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Hormozgan Province, Iran on 31 October at a depth of 15.0 km and 347 deaths were caused.