Significant Earthquakes of 1971

• January 10, 1971, Djajapura,sentani, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, IndonesiaM8.1
• February 4, 1971, Natal, Sibolga, Tarutung, Pasaman, IndonesiaM7.1
• February 6, 1971, Tuscania, ItalyM4.6 · 24 deaths · $41 million · 40 houses destroyed
• February 9, 1971, San Fernando, California, United StatesM6.5 · 65 deaths · $505 million
• February 14, 1971, Jailan,bokran,hosseinabad,sharifabad, IranM5.3 · 1 death
• April 6, 1971, Dasht-E-Arjan,khan-E-Zenyan,shiraz, IranM5.1
• April 12, 1971, Tazarj,barghany,madanuiyeh,baraftab,daragah, IranM6.1 · 1 death
• May 2, 1971, Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United StatesM7.1 · tsunami
• May 12, 1971, Burdur, TurkeyM5.9 · 56 deaths
• May 22, 1971, Bingol, TurkeyM6.7 · 995 deaths · $5 million
• June 11, 1971, Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicM6.1
• June 16, 1971, Buaran,bantar Kawsun,jipang, Java, IndonesiaM5.2 · 1 death
• June 17, 1971, Catalina, Antofagasta, ChileM6.3 · 1 death
• July 9, 1971, Central, ChileM7.8 · 83 deaths · $236.4 million · tsunami
• July 14, 1971, Bougainville, New Ireland, Papua New GuineaM7.9 · 3 deaths · $250,000 · tsunami
• July 15, 1971, Parma, ItalyM5.2 · 2 deaths
• July 26, 1971, Bismarck Sea Rabaul, Papua New GuineaM8.1 · $1 million · tsunami
• July 27, 1971, Guayaquil, Peru-EcuadorM6.3 · 1 death
• August 2, 1971, Japan TrenchM7.3 · tsunami
• August 9, 1971, Babol-Kenar, IranM5.3 · 1 death
• August 16, 1971, Mabian, Sichuan Province, ChinaM5.9 · Deaths: few
• August 26, 1971, Baba Kelu, IranM4.8
• September 5, 1971, Sakhalin, Moneron Island, RussiaM7.3 · tsunami
• September 6, 1971, Kholmsk, RussiaM5.5 · tsunami
• September 8, 1971, Tatar Strait, RussiaM6.6 · tsunami
• September 8, 1971, Tatar Strait, RussiaM6.2 · tsunami
• September 25, 1971, Bismarck Sea, Papua New GuineaM7 · tsunami
• September 27, 1971, Sakhalin, Moneron Island, RussiaM6.1 · tsunami
• October 15, 1971, Apurimac, PeruM5.7 · 5 deaths
• October 27, 1971, Espiritu Santo, Port Vila, Vanuatu IslandsM7.1 · 1 death
• November 6, 1971, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United StatesM5.7 · tsunami
• November 24, 1971, Off Kamchatka, Shemya, RussiaM6.3
• December 15, 1971, Off Kamchatka, Shemya, Attu, RussiaM7.8 · tsunami

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.