List_of_earthquakes_in_1908

February
Strongest magnitude	7.5 Mw Dutch East Indies
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	2

January
Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw Japan
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	1

Earthquakes in 1908
4.0–5.9 magnitude; 6.0–6.9 magnitude;	7.0–7.9 magnitude; 8.0+ magnitude;
Strongest magnitude	Mexico, Guerrero, (Magnitude 7.7) 26 March
Deadliest	Kingdom of Italy Sicily, (Magnitude 7.0) 28 December, 82,000 deaths
Total fatalities	82,000
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	10
6.0–6.9	18
5.0–5.9	0
	← 1907 1909 →

List of earthquakes in 1908

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This is a list of earthquakes in 1908. 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. One of the early 20th century's worst earthquakes happened this year in Italy. A magnitude 8.2 earthquake was said to have occurred off the Peruvian coast on 12 December. This earthquake has been proven to be of false origin since seismological data does not support its existence.^[1]

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"Centennial Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey. 15 January 1908. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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"Significant Earthquake: SW. SUMATRA". National Geophysical Data Center. 6 February 1908. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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"M 6.7 – western Sichuan, China". United States Geological Survey. 9 February 1908. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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"Significant Earthquake: ALASKA: GULF OF ALASKA". National Geophysical Data Center. 14 February 1908. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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"Significant Earthquake: INDONESIA: TIMOR". National Geophysical Data Center. 23 March 1908. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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"Significant Earthquake: MEXICO: GUERRERO". National Geophysical Data Center. 26 March 1908. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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"Centennial Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey. 17 August 1908. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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"M 6.9 – western Xizang". United States Geological Survey. 20 August 1908. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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"Centennial Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey. 21 September 1908. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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"Centennial Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey. 24 October 1908. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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"M 7.0 – Sicily, Italy". United States Geological Survey. 28 December 1908. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	7.7	0	Mexico, Guerrero	( )	80.0	26 March
2	7.5	0	Dutch East Indies, off west coast of Sumatra	( )	130.0	6 February
3	7.2	0	Scotia Sea	( )	0.0	17 August
4	7.1	0	Japan, off east coast of Honshu	( )	35.0	15 January
= 5	7.0	0	Mexico, off the coast of Guerrero	( )	0.0	27 March
= 5	7.0	0	Southwest Indian Ridge	( )	0.0	22 April
= 6	7.0	0	United States, Gulf of Alaska	( )	0.0	15 May
= 6	7.0	0	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	( )	220.0	24 October
= 6	7.0	0	British Burma, Kachin State	( )	15.0	12 December
= 6	7.0	82,000	Italy, Sicily	XI (Extreme)	15.0	28 December

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
11^[2]	Taiwan, Taitung County	6.8	5.0
15^[3]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	7.1	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
6^[4]	Dutch East Indies, off the west coast of Sumatra	7.5	130.0
9^[5]	China, western Sichuan	6.7	15.0
14^[6]	United States, southern Alaska	6.0	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
5^[7]	Philippines, Mindanao	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.
12^[8]	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	6.5	200.0
23^[9]	Dutch East Indies, Timor Sea	6.6	0.0		Some damage was caused on Timor. Depth unknown.
26^[10]^[11]	Mexico, Guerrero	7.7	80.0		Some damage was caused.
27^[12]	Mexico, off the coast of Guerrero	7.0	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
16^[13]	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	6.6	220.0
19^[14]	Russia, Sea of Japan	6.7	450.0
22^[15]	Southwest Indian Ridge	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.

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Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.1 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	7.5 M_w Dutch East Indies
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	2

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.7 M_w Mexico
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	3

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.0 M_w Southwest Indian Ridge
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	2

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.0 M_w United States
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	3

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

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	6.8 M_w United States
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 Afghanistan
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	3

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

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.2 M_w British Burma
Deadliest	7.0 M_w Italy 82,000 deaths
Total fatalities	82,000
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	0