Significant Earthquakes of 1965

• January 1, 1965, M'Sila, AlgeriaM5.5 · 4 deaths · $2 million · 2,500 houses destroyed
• January 12, 1965, Shanxi Province, ChinaM5.5
• January 24, 1965, Sanana Island, IndonesiaM7.6 · 71 deaths · 3,000 houses destroyed · tsunami
• February 4, 1965, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United StatesM8.7 · $10,000 · tsunami
• February 10, 1965, Northwestern IranM5.3 · 20 deaths
• February 23, 1965, Northern, ChileM7 · tsunami
• March 9, 1965, Alonisos, Skopelos, GreeceM6.3 · 38 deaths · $8 million · tsunami
• March 14, 1965, AfghanistanM7.3
• March 22, 1965, Central, ChileM6 · tsunami
• March 28, 1965, Central, ChileM7.3 · 400 deaths · $125 million
• March 30, 1965, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United StatesM7.6 · tsunami
• March 31, 1965, GreeceM7.1 · 6 deaths
• April 5, 1965, Southern, GreeceM6.2 · 32 deaths
• April 19, 1965, Aichi, Shizouka Prefectures, JapanM6 · 1 death · tsunami
• April 29, 1965, Seattle, Washington, United StatesM6.6 · 7 deaths · $28 million
• May 3, 1965, San Marcos, El SalvadorM6 · 125 deaths · $35 million
• June 11, 1965, Kuril Islands, RussiaM7.2 · tsunami
• June 21, 1965, Hadjiabad, Sarkhun, Sarchahan, IranM6
• July 2, 1965, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United StatesM6.5 · tsunami
• July 3, 1965, Yunnan Province, ChinaM6.1
• July 6, 1965, North Corinth Gulf, GreeceM6.1 · 2 deaths · 70 houses destroyed · tsunami
• August 11, 1965, Vanuatu IslandsM7.6 · tsunami
• August 13, 1965, Vanuatu IslandsM7.4 · tsunami
• August 23, 1965, Mexico City, OaxacaM7.8 · 6 deaths · tsunami
• October 3, 1965, Southern, ChileM6.5 · tsunami
• November 13, 1965, Xinjiang Province, ChinaM6.6

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.