List of earthquakes in 1956
Note: At least 7.0 magnitude
Rank
Magnitude
Death toll
Location
Depth (km)
Date
1
7.7
56
Greece Dodecanese Islands, Greece
20.0
July 9
2
7.6
0
Fiji Fiji
419.1
May 23
3
7.5
0
Japan Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
66.1
September 29
4
7.3
0
Japan Izu Islands, Japan
484.1
February 18
4
7.3
100
Afghanistan Baghlan Province, Afghanistan
25.0
June 9
4
7.3
0
Russia Kuril Islands, Russia
100.4
October 11
5
7.2
0
Indonesia Banda Sea, Indonesia
136.8
July 18
6
7.1
0
Nicaragua off the west coast of Nicaragua
35.0
October 24
7
7.0
0
Tonga south of Tonga
35.0
January 10
7
7.0
0
Ecuador Manabí Province, Ecuador
20.0
January 16
7
7.0
0
Fiji south of Fiji
198.0
December 27
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia on 18 July at a depth of 136.8 km.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia on 18 July at a depth of 136.8 km.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia on 18 July at a depth of 136.8 km.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Banda Sea, Indonesia on 18 July at a depth of 136.8 km.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Banda Sea, Indonesia on 18 July at a depth of 136.8 km.
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