- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 16, 1956 CE
- Location:
- 11 km WSW of Aanjar, Lebanon
- Magnitude:
- 5.5 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.708
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.5
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.14
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.98
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.32
Other earthquake records of 1956 CE
- Iran, Bastak · Mw 6.4 · 410 deaths
- India, Anjar, Bhuj, Gandhidham, Kandla · Mw 6 · 156 deaths
- Lebanon, Litani · M 5.8 · 148 deaths
- Afghanistan, Kabul · M 7.6 · 100 deaths
- Greece, Dodecanese · Mw 7.7 · 56 deaths
- Myanmar (Burma) · Mw 6.8 · 38 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 5.5 - 11 km WSW of Aanjar, Lebanon (1956 CE) happen?
- March 16, 1956 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.
← All natural disasters · Disasters in Lebanon · Today in history