Earthquakes in August 1961
10 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.6
M7.6 earthquake - 132 km W of Iñapari, Peru
612 km deep
Extreme - 7.2
M7.2 earthquake - 149 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru
598 km deep
Extreme - 7.0
M7.0 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido
44 km deep
Extreme - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Katsuyama, Fukui
15 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province
25 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 240 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
22 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
20 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - Alamagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
35 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 94 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
50 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
20 km deep
Major