Significant Earthquakes of 1957

• February 20, 1957, Sidi Abid,sidi Touil (La Medja),cailloux, TunisiaM5.6 · 13 deaths
• February 23, 1957, Hualien, Taipei, TaiwanM7.2 · 11 deaths
• March 8, 1957, Stephanovikion-Velestnon (Magnesia), GreeceM7 · 2 deaths
• March 9, 1957, Alaska, United StatesM8.6 · 2 deaths · tsunami
• March 22, 1957, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United StatesM7.5
• March 22, 1957, San Mateo County, California, United StatesM5.7 · $1 million
• April 14, 1957, Samoa IslandsM7.5
• April 16, 1957, Java Sea, IndonesiaM7.5
• April 23, 1957, Kachu Mesqal, Iran16 deaths · 210 houses destroyed
• April 24, 1957, TurkeyM6.9
• April 25, 1957, Fethiye (Lycia, Asia Minor), TurkeyM7.3 · 18 deaths · 3,000 houses destroyed
• May 26, 1957, Abant, TurkeyM7.1 · 52 deaths
• June 10, 1957, Shanxi Province, ChinaM5
• June 22, 1957, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, IndonesiaM7.3 · tsunami
• June 27, 1957, Chita, RussiaM7.6
• July 2, 1957, Hazanderan, Abegarm, IranM6.6 · 1,100 deaths
• July 28, 1957, Acapulco,mexico CityM7.9 · 65 deaths · $25 million · tsunami
• July 29, 1957, Antofagasta, ChileM7 · tsunami
• September 5, 1957, Jahrom, IranDeaths: many
• September 24, 1957, PhilippinesM7.6
• September 26, 1957, S. Java Sea, Indonesiatsunami
• September 28, 1957, Fiji IslandsM7.5
• October 26, 1957, Kalimantan Island, IndonesiaM6 · tsunami
• November 1957, Solomon Islandstsunami
• November 29, 1957, Southern BoliviaM7.8
• December 4, 1957, MongoliaM8.1 · 30 deaths
• December 13, 1957, Farsinaj, IranM6.5 · 1,200 deaths
• December 17, 1957, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon IslandsM7.8

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24.