List of earthquakes in 1961
By magnitude

Rank
Magnitude
Death toll
Location
Depth (km)
Date
1
7.6
0
Peru Madre de Dios Region, Peru
612.2
August 19
2
7.5
2
Japan Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
35.0
February 26
2
7.5
0
Peru Ucayali Region, Peru
619.9
August 31
3
7.4
0
New Zealand Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
421.1
June 18
4
7.3
0
Indonesia Gulf of Tomini, Indonesia
144.8
March 28
4
7.3
0
Vanuatu Vanuatu
25.0
July 23
4
7.3
0
United Kingdom South Sandwich Islands
129.2
September 1
5
7.2
0
Japan off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
30.0
January 16
5
7.2
0
Peru Madre de Dios Region, Peru
597.5
August 31
6
7.1
0
Japan eastern Hokkaido, Japan
43.9
August 11
6
7.1
0
United Kingdom South Sandwich Islands
100.9
September 8
7
7.0
0
Japan off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
30.0
January 16
7
7.0
0
New Zealand Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
30.0
March 7
7
7.0
0
China southern Xinjiang Province, China
35.0
April 13
7
7.0
0
Japan Ryukyu Islands, Japan
30.6
July 18

Question: Was there an earthquake on August 31, 1961?
Answer: A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Ucayali Region, Peru on August 31, at a depth of 619.9 km.