Earthquakes in September 1955
13 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 6.7
M6.7 earthquake near Panzhihua, Sichuan
10 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Xiulin, Taiwan
45 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Dobo, Maluku
35 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
15 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - east of the South Sandwich Islands
15 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Puerto San José, Escuintla
44 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Hengchun, Taiwan
15 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
30 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
50 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Abū Qīr, Alexandria
64 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 36 km E of Adak, Alaska
55 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Padang, West Sumatra
41 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - Carlsberg Ridge
15 km deep
Major