List of earthquakes in 1961

Earthquakes in 1961
4.0–5.9 magnitude; 6.0–6.9 magnitude;	7.0–7.9 magnitude; 8.0+ magnitude;
Strongest magnitude	Peru, Madre de Dios Region, (Magnitude 7.6) August 19
Deadliest	Iran, Fars Province (Magnitude 6.4) June 11 60 deaths
Total fatalities	128
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	15
6.0–6.9	91
5.0–5.9	2
	← 1960 1962 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1961. 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. A fairly busy year although the largest event was only a magnitude 7.6. This was a big contrast to 1960 which had three events above magnitude 8. Peru had the largest event. Japan had five magnitude 7.0+ events. Overall there was not a great deal of deaths with the total being 128. Iran had the most with 60 from an event in June.