Earthquakes in 1965
The USGS located 642 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more worldwide in 1965, 131 of them magnitude 6 or more, and 761 of magnitude 2.5 or more in the United States. The largest: M8.7 1965 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake, Feb 4, 1965.
From the USGS catalog. Magnitude 4.5 and up worldwide, and 2.5 and up in the United States. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where the largest earthquakes of 1965 were located. Select one for its page.
The largest
The 25 largest of 1965, by magnitude.
- 8.71965 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake · 30 km deepAlaska
- 8.21965 Ceram Sea Earthquake · 28 km deepIndonesia
- 7.881 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 39 km deepAlaska
- 7.745 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 50 km deepVanuatu
- 7.631 km S of Luganville, Vanuatu · 48 km deepVanuatu
- 7.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 24 km deepAlaska
- 7.451 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan · 208 km deepAfghanistan
- 7.44 km NW of Santa María Zapotitlán, Mexico · 15 km deepMexico
- 7.443 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu · 30 km deepVanuatu
- 7.47 km SSE of La Ligua, Chile · 68 km deepChile
- 7.4265 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 9 km deepAlaska
- 7.3Macquarie Island region · 11 km deep
- 7.221 km WNW of Luganville, Vanuatu · 18 km deepVanuatu
- 7.1109 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 48 km deepRussia
- 7.031 km SSW of Taltal, Chile · 42 km deepChile
- 7.073 km E of Ōarai, Japan · 41 km deepJapan
- 6.926 km N of Norsup, Vanuatu · 48 km deepVanuatu
- 6.922 km S of Luganville, Vanuatu · 31 km deepVanuatu
- 6.9240 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 23 km deepAlaska
- 6.8109 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 44 km deepPapua New Guinea
- 6.8136 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · 15 km deepPapua New Guinea
- 6.8south of the Aleutian Islands · 16 km deepAlaska
- 6.86 km SW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 61 km deepGreece
- 6.817 km N of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 29 km deepAlaska
- 6.7225 km S of Ambon, Indonesia · 330 km deepIndonesia
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1965 | 71 | 8.2 | 1965 Ceram Sea Earthquake |
| February 1965 | 136 | 8.7 | 1965 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake |
| March 1965 | 132 | 7.6 | Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
| April 1965 | 92 | 6.7 | 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington |
| May 1965 | 79 | 7.7 | 45 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu |
| June 1965 | 121 | 7.1 | 109 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia |
| July 1965 | 79 | 7.8 | 81 km E of Nikolski, Alaska |
| August 1965 | 124 | 7.6 | 31 km S of Luganville, Vanuatu |
| September 1965 | 108 | 7.0 | 73 km E of Ōarai, Japan |
| October 1965 | 86 | 6.8 | south of the Aleutian Islands |
| November 1965 | 100 | 6.7 | 104 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil |
| December 1965 | 114 | 6.7 | 219 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico |
By state
Where the year’s United States quakes of magnitude 2.5 and up were located. A state with none that year is not listed.
By country
Where the year’s quakes of magnitude 4.5 and up were located. Quakes at sea, away from any country, are not counted here.
- Indonesia49 in 1965
- Japan39 in 1965
- Russia38 in 1965
- Papua New Guinea29 in 1965
- Vanuatu24 in 1965
- Chile21 in 1965
- Philippines20 in 1965
- Mexico17 in 1965
- China16 in 1965
- Fiji15 in 1965
- Greece15 in 1965
- Tonga15 in 1965
- Peru11 in 1965
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands11 in 1965
- India10 in 1965
- Iran9 in 1965
- Solomon Islands7 in 1965
- Taiwan7 in 1965
- Panama6 in 1965
- Turkey6 in 1965
- Argentina5 in 1965
- New Zealand5 in 1965
- Afghanistan4 in 1965
- Kyrgyzstan4 in 1965
- Pakistan3 in 1965
- Algeria2 in 1965
- Brazil2 in 1965
- Colombia2 in 1965
- Ecuador2 in 1965
- Myanmar2 in 1965
- Nepal2 in 1965
- Nicaragua2 in 1965
- Tajikistan2 in 1965
- Timor Leste2 in 1965
- Canada1 in 1965
- Costa Rica1 in 1965
- Dominican Republic1 in 1965
- El Salvador1 in 1965
- Ethiopia1 in 1965
- Iraq1 in 1965
- Madagascar1 in 1965
- Micronesia1 in 1965
- Mongolia1 in 1965
- Rwanda1 in 1965
- Uzbekistan1 in 1965
- Venezuela1 in 1965
- Yemen1 in 1965
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
By year
Every year the USGS catalog covers.
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- 2000s2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
- 1990s1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
- 1980s1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
- 1970s1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
- 1960s1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
- 1950s1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
- 1940s1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
- 1930s1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
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- 1910s1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
- 1900s1900190119021903190419051906190719081909
Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.