- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 19, 1955 CE
- Location:
- North Atlantic Ocean and Iceland
- Magnitude:
- 6.06 Mw
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: Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001 · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1955 North Atlantic Ocean and Iceland earthquake (Mw 6.1) (1955 CE) happen?
- May 19, 1955 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.