List_of_earthquakes_in_1916

February
Strongest magnitude	7.4 Mw Japan
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	1

January
Strongest magnitude	7.9 Mw New Guinea
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	2

Earthquakes in 1916
4.0–5.9 magnitude; 6.0–6.9 magnitude;	7.0–7.9 magnitude; 8.0+ magnitude;
Strongest magnitude	New Guinea, east of New Britain January 1 (Magnitude 7.9)
Deadliest	Taiwan, Changhua County August 28 (Magnitude 7.2) 180 deaths
Total fatalities	181
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
	← 1915 1917 →

List of earthquakes in 1916

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This is a list of earthquakes in 1916. 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. Remarkably despite the large number of 7.0+ events the death toll for the year was only 181. Japan displayed many events and there were clusters of quakes in parts of Latin America.

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"M 7.9 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. January 1, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Significant Earthquake: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: SOLOMON ISLANDS". National Geophysical Data Center. January 1, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Tsunami Event: BISMARCK SEA". National Geophysical Data Center. January 1, 1916. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

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"M 7.1 - Papua, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. January 13, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"M 7.7 - Papua, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. January 13, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"M 7.0 - central Turkey". United States Geological Survey. January 24, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Centennial Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey. February 6, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"M 7.0 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. February 6, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"M 7.2 - near the coast of Nicaragua". United States Geological Survey. February 27, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Centennial Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey. April 7, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Centennial Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey. April 14, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Centennial Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey. April 21, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Significant Earthquake: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SANTO DOMINIGO". National Geophysical Data Center. April 24, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Significant Earthquake: PANAMA: ALMIRANTE, BOCAS DEL TORO". National Geophysical Data Center. April 26, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Centennial Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey. June 2, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Significant Earthquake: ITALY: STROMBOLI ISLAND". National Geophysical Data Center. July 3, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Centennial Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey. July 8, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Centennial Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey. July 16, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Centennial Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey. August 3, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Centennial Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey. August 25, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"M 7.0 - Nepal-India border region". United States Geological Survey. August 28, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Significant Earthquake: INDONESIA". National Geophysical Data Center. September 11, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Centennial Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey. September 15, 1916. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

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"Centennial Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey. October 28, 1916. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

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"M 7.3 - east of the Kuril Islands". United States Geological Survey. October 31, 1916. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

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"Centennial Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey. November 30, 1916. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

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Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	7.9	0	New Guinea, east of New Britain	( )	35.0	January 1
2	7.7	0	Dutch East Indies, Papua (province)	( )	35.0	January 13
= 3	7.4	0	Japan, southeast of the Ryukyu Islands	( )	0.0	February 1
= 3	7.4	0	United States, Fox Islands (Alaska)	( )	170.0	April 18
= 3	7.4	0	Argentina, Santiago del Estero Province	( )	600.0	June 21
4	7.3	0	Russia, east of the Kuril Islands	( )	15.0	October 31
= 5	7.2	0	Nicaragua, off the west coast	( )	15.0	February 27
= 5	7.2	0	southern Indian Ocean	( )	0.0	April 7
= 5	7.2	0	Nicaragua, Rio San Juan Department	( )	0.0	April 24
= 5	7.2	180	Taiwan, Changhua County	VIII (Severe)	5.0	August 28
= 6	7.1	0	Dutch East Indies, Papua (province)	( )	25.0	January 13
= 6	7.1	0	Costa Rica, Gulf of Nicoya	IX (Violent)	0.0	April 26
= 6	7.1	0	Fiji	( )	600.0	July 8
= 6	7.1	0	New Guinea, East Sepik Province	( )	0.0	August 3
= 6	7.1	0	Dutch East Indies, south of Java	( )	100.0	September 11
= 6	7.1	0	Japan, off southeast coast of Honshu	( )	35.0	September 15
= 6	7.1	0	Peru, Ayacucho Region	( )	0.0	October 3
= 7	7.0	0	Ottoman Empire Sivas Province	( )	15.0	January 24
= 7	7.0	0	United States, Rat Islands, Alaska	( )	15.0	February 6
= 7	7.0	0	Japan, Izu Islands	( )	35.0	April 21
= 7	7.0	0	Mona Passage	IX (Violent)	80.0	April 24
= 7	7.0	0	Mexico, Veracruz	( )	150.0	June 2
= 7	7.0	0	Dutch East Indies, northern Sumatra	( )	100.0	July 27
= 7	7.0	0	Bolivia, Potosi Department	( )	180.0	August 25
= 7	7.0	0	Nepal, Mahakali Zone	( )	20.0	August 28

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]^[3]	New Guinea, east of New Britain	7.9	35.0		Some homes were damaged or destroyed. A tsunami was observed.
13^[4]	Dutch East Indies, Papua (province)	7.1	25.0
13^[5]	Dutch East Indies, Papua (province)	7.7	35.0
24^[6]	Turkey, Sivas Province	7.0	15.0
25^[7]	Japan, northeast of Hokkaido	6.9	250.0
26^[8]	Romania, Alba County	6.5	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
1^[9]	Japan, southeast of the Ryukyu Islands	7.4	0.0		Depth unknown.
6^[10]	Russia, Kuril Islands	6.7	35.0
6^[11]	United States, Rat Islands, Alaska	7.0	15.0
27^[12]	Nicaragua, off the west coast	7.2	15.0
21^[13]	United States, Skyland, North Carolina	5.5	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
18^[14]	Japan, southeast of Hokkaido	6.6	35.0
25^[15]	Japan, southwest Ryukyu Islands	6.5	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
7^[16]	southern Indian Ocean	7.2	0.0		Depth unknown.
14^[17]	Japan, Izu Islands	6.6	35.0		Foreshock.
18^[18]	United States, Fox Islands (Alaska)	7.4	170.0
21^[19]	Japan, Izu Islands	7.0	35.0
21^[20]	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	6.2	220.0
24^[21]^[22]	Mona Passage	7.0	80.0	IX	Some damage was caused.
24^[23]	Nicaragua, Rio San Juan Department	7.2	0.0		Depth unknown.
26^[24]^[25]	Costa Rica, Gulf of Nicoya	7.1	0.0	IX	Damage costs of $25,000 (1916 rate) were reported. Depth unknown.

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Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.9 M_w New Guinea
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	2

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.4 M_w Japan
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	6.6 M_w Japan
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	2

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.4 M_w United States
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	6
6.0–6.9	2

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.4 M_w Argentina
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	0

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.1 M_w Fiji
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	1
5.0–5.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.2 M_w Taiwan
Deadliest	7.2 M_w Taiwan 180 deaths
Total fatalities	180
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.1 M_w 2 events
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	0

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.3 M_w Russia
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	6.6 M_w 2 events
Deadliest	6.0 M_w Taiwan 1 death
Total fatalities	1
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	3