List of earthquakes in 1954

Earthquakes in 1954
4.0–5.9 magnitude; 6.0–6.9 magnitude;	7.0–7.9 magnitude; 8.0+ magnitude;
Strongest	Spain, Andalusia (Magnitude 7.8) March 29
Deadliest	France, Chlef Province, Algeria (Magnitude 6.7) September 9 1,243 deaths
Total fatalities	1,295
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
	← 1953 1955 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1954. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The year was characterized by a lack of large events. The largest event of magnitude 7.8 occurred in Spain, albeit a rare event for the area, there were no deaths due to its depth. A significant quake struck Nevada in December. With a magnitude of 7.3, this was one of the largest in the state's history. Total lives lost in the year amounted to 1,295. The vast majority of these came from Algeria, which suffered one of its worst disasters in September.

Strongest

Spain, Andalusia (Magnitude 7.8) March 29

Deadliest

France, Chlef Province, Algeria (Magnitude 6.7) September 9 1,243 deaths

Total fatalities1,295

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Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	1,243	6.7	France, Chlef Province, Algeria	XI (Extreme)	15.0	September 9
2	31	6.7	Greece, Thessaly	X (Extreme)	10.0	April 30
3	13	6.6	Philippines, southeast Luzon	IX (Violent)	15.0	July 2

Rank	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	7.8	Spain, Andalusia	IV (Light)	626.2	March 29
2	7.4	Burma, Sagaing Region	( )	183.9	March 21
3	7.3	United States, central Nevada	X (Extreme)	15.0	December 16
= 4	7.2	Japan, Volcano Islands	( )	15.0	February 1
= 4	7.2	Mexico, Gulf of California	VII (Very strong)	10.0	April 29
5	7.1	Owen fracture zone	( )	15.0	March 31
= 6	7.0	China, Gansu Province	X (Extreme)	25.0	February 11
= 6	7.0	Indonesia, Banda Sea	( )	540.5	February 20
= 6	7.0	United Kingdom, South Sandwich Islands	( )	120.0	February 22
= 6	7.0	Fiji	( )	256.6	September 17

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
1^[1]^[2]	Indonesia, Flores	6.2	60.0	V
12^[3]	New Zealand, south of South Island	6.5	35.0		Beginning of a series of events.
12^[4]	New Zealand, south of South Island	6.8	35.0
13^[5]	New Zealand, south of South Island	6.7	15.0
28^[6]	Mexico, off the coast of Guerrero	6.0	0.0		Unknown depth.

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
1^[7]	Japan, Volcano Islands	7.2	15.0
5^[8]^[9]	Australia, New Ireland (island), Papua and New Guinea	6.7	35.0	VI
5^[10]^[11]	Mexico, Chiapas	6.2	117.5		6 people were killed. Damage costs were around $17 million (1954 rate).	6
11^[12]^[13]^[14]	China, Gansu Province	7.0	25.0	X	Many homes were destroyed.
19^[15]^[16]	Nicaragua, off the west coast	6.8	35.0	rowspan="2"\| Doublet earthquake.
19^[17]^[18]	Nicaragua, off the west coast	6.8	35.0	VI
19^[19]	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands	6.6	25.0
19^[20]	Mexico, Michoacan	6.0	85.0
20^[21]	Indonesia, Banda Sea	7.0	540.5
22^[22]	United Kingdom, South Sandwich Islands	7.0	120.0
23^[23]^[24]	India, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh	6.2	15.0	VI	Border region between the two countries.
28^[25]	Japan, Ryukyu Islands	6.5	20.0
28^[26]	Australia, east of Adelaide	5.4	4.0	VIII	Some damage was caused in the 1954 Adelaide earthquake. This was one of the strongest events in the area.

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
3^[27]^[28]	Australia, Hela Province, Papua and New Guinea	6.8	15.0	VII
3^[29]^[30]	United States, southern Alaska	6.3	56.0	V
6^[31]	Fiji, south of	6.5	530.6
9^[32]	Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Kuril Islands	6.3	27.5
17^[33]	Mexico, off the coast of Guerrero	6.0	0.0		Unknown depth
19^[34]^[35]	United States, southern California	6.4	6.0	VIII
21^[36]^[37]	Burma, Sagaing Region	7.4	183.9		Some damage was caused.
29^[38]	Philippines, Babuyan Islands	6.1	25.0
29^[39]^[40]^[41]	Spain, Andalusia	7.8	626.2	IV	Some damage was reported.
30^[42]^[43]	United States, Hawaii (island), Hawaii	6.0	9.0	VI	Foreshock.
30^[44]^[45]	United States, Hawaii (island), Hawaii	6.5	9.0	VIII
31^[46]	Owen fracture zone	7.1	15.0

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Strongest	7.2 M_w Japan
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8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	8
5.0–5.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.8 M_w Spain
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	9

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Strongest	7.2 M_w Mexico
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Total fatalities	31
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	7

Number by magnitude
Strongest	6.6 M_w Japan
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	8

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Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	7
5.0–5.9	1

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Strongest	6.9 M_w China
Deadliest	6.6 M_w Philippines 13 deaths
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8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	12

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Deadliest	5.0 M_w Iran 1 death
Total fatalities	1
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	5
5.0–5.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.0 M_w Fiji
Deadliest	6.7 M_w France 1,243 deaths
Total fatalities	1,243
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	12

Number by magnitude
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Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	7
5.0–5.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest	6.8 M_w United States
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	7

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.3 M_w United States
Deadliest	6.5 M_w United States 1 death
Total fatalities	1
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	7