- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 14, 1955 CE
- Location:
- Kermadec Islands region
- Magnitude:
- 6.15 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Other earthquake records of 1955 CE
- Philippines, Mindanao: Lanao, Ozamiz, Cotabato · Mw 7.4 · 465 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 7.5 · 39 deaths
- Turkey, Soke, Aydin, Greece: Samos · Mw 6.6 · 23 deaths
- Egypt, Nile Delta · Ms 6.3 · 22 deaths
- Pakistan, Quetta · 12 deaths
- Costa Rica · M 5.8 · 10 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.2 - Kermadec Islands region (1955 CE) happen?
- August 14, 1955 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.