List of earthquakes in 1958

Earthquakes in 1958

class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1958 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	8.3 Mw  Soviet Union 8.3 Mw  United States
Deadliest	Iran, Lorestan Province (Magnitude 6.7) August 16 132 deaths
Total fatalities	368
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0–8.9	2
7.0–7.9	7
6.0–6.9	102
5.0–5.9	1
← 1957 1959 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1958. 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 that occurred in remote areas are excluded from the list unless they generated significant media interest. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Not the most active year with only 8 earthquakes reaching above magnitude 7.0. The largest event was a magnitude 8.3 earthquake in Russia in November, and another equally sized event in Alaska. Ecuador and Peru also saw fairly high activity. 1958 had only 368 deaths. Most of this total came from earthquakes in Iran and Ecuador.