List_of_earthquakes_in_1900

April
Strongest magnitude	6.9 Mw Japan
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	1

January
Strongest magnitude	7.5 Mw Russia
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	1

Earthquakes in 1900
4.0–5.9 magnitude; 6.0–6.9 magnitude;	7.0–7.9 magnitude; 8.0+ magnitude;
Strongest magnitude	United States, Kodiak Island, Alaska (Magnitude 7.9) October 9
Deadliest	Venezuela, Miranda (state) (Magnitude 7.7) October 29 25 deaths
Total fatalities	35
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
	1901 →

List of earthquakes in 1900

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This is a list of earthquakes in 1900. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Exceptions to this are earthquakes which 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 countries and their flags are noted as they would have appeared in this year for example the Netherlands being in control of present-day Indonesia. An average year with 13 magnitude 7.0+ events being reported. The death toll was low with an event in Venezuela making up the vast majority of the total.

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Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	7.9	0	United States, Kodiak Island, Alaska	VIII (Severe)	0.0	October 9
2	7.7	25	Venezuela, offshore Miranda (state)	X (Extreme)	0.0	October 29
3	7.6	0	United Kingdom, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands	VI (Strong)	0.0	July 29
4	7.5	0	Russia, Sea of Okhotsk	( )	450.0	January 31
5	7.3	0	Mexico, Jalisco	( )	10.0	January 20
6	7.2	0	Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province	( )	0.0	June 21
= 7	7.1	0	German Empire, Bismarck Sea, German New Guinea	( )	0.0	September 17
= 7	7.1	0	Russia, Kuril Islands	IX (Violent)	35.0	December 25
= 8	7.0	0	Netherlands, southern Sumatra, Dutch East Indies	( )	0.0	January 5
= 8	7.0	0	German Empire, Bismarck Sea, German New Guinea	( )	0.0	January 11
= 8	7.0	0	Japan, Miyagi Prefecture, Honshu	( )	5.0	May 11
= 8	7.0	0	El Salvador, offshore	( )	0.0	November 9
= 8	7.0	0	Russia, east of the Kuril Islands	( )	35.0	November 24

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
5^[1]^[2]	Dutch East Indies, southern Sumatra	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.
11^[1]^[2]	German Empire, Bismarck Sea, German New Guinea	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.
14^[3]	Dutch East Indies, West Java	0.0	0.0	VII	Magnitude and depth unknown. Many homes in Sukabumi sustained damage.
18^[1]^[2]	Russia, Kuril Islands	6.7	35.0
20^[1]^[2]^[4]	Mexico, Jalisco	7.3	10.0		Some damage was caused in Colima. Landslides were reported in Guadalajara.
31^[1]^[2]	Russia, Sea of Okhotsk	7.5	450.0

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
24^[1]^[2]	Japan, Ryukyu Islands	6.9	35.0

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
11^[1]^[2]	Japan, Miyagi Prefecture, Honshu	7.0	5.0
16^[1]^[2]	Mexico, Jalisco	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
21^[1]^[2]	Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province	7.2	0.0		Depth unknown.

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Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.5 M_w Russia
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	6.9 M_w Japan
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.0 M_w Japan
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.2 M_w Costa Rica
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	0

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.6 M_w United Kingdom
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	0

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	6.8 M_w Japan
Deadliest	0.0 M_w United States 5 deaths
Total fatalities	5
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	2

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.1 M_w United Kingdom
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.9 M_w United States
Deadliest	7.7 M_w Venezuela 25 deaths
Total fatalities	30
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.0 M_w 2 events
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	2

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.1 M_w Russia
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	0