List_of_earthquakes_in_1931

February
Strongest magnitude	7.4 Mw 2 events
Deadliest	7.4 Mw New Zealand ; 256 deaths
Total fatalities	256
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	8

January
Strongest magnitude	7.6 Mw 2 events
Deadliest	7.6 Mw Mexico ; 114 deaths
Total fatalities	204
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	13
5.0–5.9	1

Earthquakes in 1931
4.0–5.9 magnitude; 6.0–6.9 magnitude;	7.0–7.9 magnitude; 8.0+ magnitude;
Strongest magnitude	Two events reached magnitude 7.9.
Deadliest	China, Xinjiang Province (Magnitude 7.9) August 10 10,000 deaths
Total fatalities	15,920
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
	← 1930 1932 →

List of earthquakes in 1931

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This is a list of earthquakes in 1931. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused deaths, 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. In a stark contrast to 1930, many large and destructive earthquakes occurred during 1931. The largest and deadliest event was the magnitude 7.9 earthquake which caused major devastation to China in August. New Zealand saw its worst natural disaster in February. Iran and Nicaragua had many deaths from earthquakes in the first half of the year. Other interesting events happened in Texas and the United Kingdom with the largest quakes for these areas hitting this year.

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"M 6.4 - Taiwan region". United States Geological Survey. January 1, 1931. Retrieved March 28, 2016.

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"M 6.7 - off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico". United States Geological Survey. January 2, 1931. Retrieved March 28, 2016.

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"M 7.2 - south of the Mariana Islands". United States Geological Survey. January 28, 1931. Retrieved March 28, 2016.

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"M 7.4 - North Island of New Zealand". United States Geological Survey. February 2, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"Significant Earthquake: NEW ZEALAND: HAWKE BAY". National Geophysical Data Center. February 2, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"M 7.0 - southern Sumatra, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. February 10, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"M 6.4 - southern Sumatra, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. February 12, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"M 7.3 - North Island of New Zealand". United States Geological Survey. February 13, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"M 6.6 - southern Sumatra, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. February 14, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"M 6.3 - Hokkaido, Japan region". United States Geological Survey. February 16, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"M 6.5 - southern Sumatra, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. February 19, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"M 6.5 - Molucca Sea". United States Geological Survey. February 27, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"M 6.7 - southeast of the Loyalty Islands". United States Geological Survey. March 2, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"M 6.6 - Macedonia". United States Geological Survey. March 8, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"Significant Earthquake: GREECE". National Geophysical Data Center. March 8, 1931. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

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"M 7.8 - near the east coast of Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. March 9, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"M 6.7 - Volcano Islands, Japan region". United States Geological Survey. March 11, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"M 7.2 - Valparaiso, Chile". United States Geological Survey. March 18, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"M 6.7 - Mindanao, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. March 18, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"M 6.7 - Luzon, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. March 19, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"Significant Earthquake: PHILIPPINES: LUZON: LAOAG,BACARRA,VIGAN,BATAC". National Geophysical Data Center. March 19, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"Significant Earthquake: NICARAGUA: MANAGUA". National Geophysical Data Center. March 31, 1931. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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"M 6.7 - Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. April 24, 1931. Retrieved March 31, 2016.

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"M 6.5 - Naxcivan, Azerbaijan". United States Geological Survey. April 27, 1931. Retrieved March 31, 2016.

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"Significant Earthquake: ARMENIA: ZANGEZUR, NAKHITCHEVAN". National Geophysical Data Center. April 27, 1931. Retrieved March 31, 2016.

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"M 7.1 - Azores-Cape St. Vincent Ridge". United States Geological Survey. May 20, 1931. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

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"Significant Earthquake: UK: SCARBOROUGH, GRIMSBY". National Geophysical Data Center. June 7, 1931. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

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"M 6.4 - near the east coast of Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. June 23, 1931. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

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"On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. July 11, 1931. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

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"M 6.5 - Masbate region, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. July 12, 1931. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

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"M 6.3 - near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia". United States Geological Survey. July 18, 1931. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

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"M 6.2 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey. July 21, 1931. Retrieved April 20, 2019.

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"On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. August 6, 1931. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

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"M 7.0 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. August 7, 1931. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

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"M 7.9 - northern Xinjiang, China". United States Geological Survey. August 10, 1931. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

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"Significant Earthquake: CHINA: XINJIANG WEIWUER ZIZHIQU PROVINCE: N". National Geophysical Data Center. August 10, 1931. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

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"M 6.5 - Texas-Chihuahua border region". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 1931. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

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"M 7.1 - northern Xinjiang, China". United States Geological Survey. August 18, 1931. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

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"M 6.8 - Pakistan". United States Geological Survey. August 24, 1931. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

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"M 7.2 - Pakistan". United States Geological Survey. August 27, 1931. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

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"Significant Earthquake: PAKISTAN: MACH,BALUCHISTAN". National Geophysical Data Center. August 27, 1931. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

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"On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. September 8, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"M 6.5 - eastern Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. September 21, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"Significant Earthquake: JAPAN: HONSHU". National Geophysical Data Center. September 21, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"M 6.7 - South China Sea". United States Geological Survey. September 21, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"M 7.4 - southern Sumatra, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. September 25, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"Significant Earthquake: SW. SUMATRA". National Geophysical Data Center. September 25, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. September 25, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. September 26, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"M 7.9 - Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. October 3, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"Significant Earthquake: SOLOMON ISLANDS: SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND". National Geophysical Data Center. October 3, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"Tsunami Event: SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND". National Geophysical Data Center. October 3, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"M 7.0 - Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. October 3, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. October 3, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"M 7.0 - Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. October 3, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. October 5, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"M 7.7 - Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. October 10, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. October 10, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. October 10, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. October 10, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"M 6.4 - Magadanskaya Oblast', Russia". United States Geological Survey. October 10, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. October 12, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. October 18, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"M 6.2 - Luzon, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. October 28, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. October 29, 1931. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

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"On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. November 1, 1931. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

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"On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. November 2, 1931. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

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"M 7.5 - southeast of Shikoku, Japan". United States Geological Survey. November 2, 1931. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

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"Significant Earthquake: JAPAN: KYUSHU". National Geophysical Data Center. November 2, 1931. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

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"M 6.5 - near the south coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. November 2, 1931. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

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Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	10,000	7.9	China, Xinjiang Province	XI (Extreme)	10.0	August 10
2	2,890	6.5	Azerbaijan SSR, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic	VIII (Severe)	15.0	April 27
3	2,450	5.6	Nicaragua, Managua City	( )	0.0	March 31
4	256	7.4	New Zealand, Hawke's Bay, North Island	IX (Violent)	35.0	February 2
5	114	7.6	Mexico, Oaxaca	X (Extreme)	35.0	January 15
6	90	5.8	Albanian Kingdom, Korçë County	IX (Violent)	33.0	January 28
7	50	7.9	British Solomon Islands	( )	15.0	October 3
8	16	6.5	Japan, Saitama Prefecture, Honshu	( )	15.0	September 21

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
= 1	7.9	10,000	China, Xinjiang Province	XI (Extreme)	10.0	August 10
= 1	7.9	50	British Solomon Islands	( )	15.0	October 3
2	7.8	0	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	( )	35.0	March 9
3	7.7	0	British Solomon Islands	( )	15.0	October 10
= 4	7.6	114	Mexico, Oaxaca	X (Extreme)	35.0	January 15
= 4	7.6	0	British Burma, Kachin State	( )	15.0	January 27
5	7.5	1	Japan, east of Kyushu	( )	35.0	November 2
= 6	7.4	256	New Zealand, Hawke's Bay, North Island	IX (Violent)	35.0	February 2
= 6	7.4	0	Russian SFSR, Primorsky Krai	( )	356.7	February 20
= 6	7.4	0	Dutch East Indies, Enggano Island	VIII (Severe)	35.0	September 25
= 7	7.3	0	New Zealand, Manawatū-Whanganui	( )	45.0	February 13
= 7	7.3	0	Dutch East Indies, Banda Sea	( )	100.0	March 28
= 8	7.2	0	United States, south of Guam	( )	15.0	January 28
= 8	7.2	0	Chile, Valparaíso Region	( )	35.0	March 18
= 8	7.2	0	Pakistan, Baluchistan Province	( )	10.0	August 27
= 9	7.1	0	north Atlantic Ocean	( )	10.0	May 20
= 9	7.1	0	China, Xinjiang Province	( )	10.0	August 18
= 9	7.1	0	United States, Northern Mariana Islands	( )	167.8	September 9
= 10	7.0	0	Dutch East Indies, east of Enggano Island	( )	35.0	February 10
= 10	7.0	0	New Guinea, Sandaun Province	( )	35.0	August 7
= 10	7.0	0	British Solomon Islands	( )	15.0	October 3
= 10	7.0	0	British Solomon Islands	( )	15.0	October 3
= 10	7.0	0	British Solomon Islands, south of	( )	15.0	October 3

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]	Taiwan, east of	6.4	15.0
2^[2]	Mexico, off the coast of Jalisco	6.7	20.0
9^[3]	Japan, Akita Prefecture, Honshu	6.0	140.0
12^[4]	Russian SFSR, off the east coast of Kamchatka	6.5	35.0
15^[5]^[6]	Mexico, Oaxaca	7.6	35.0	X	The 1931 Oaxaca earthquake killing 114 people causing severe damage.	114
15^[7]	Japan, northwest of the Ryukyu Islands	6.8	200.0
15^[8]	New Guinea, Ninigo Islands	6.5	15.0
16^[9]	Mexico, Oaxaca	6.3	30.0		Aftershock.
17^[10]	Mexico, Gulf of California	6.7	10.0
19^[11]	Dutch East Indies, north of Wetar	6.0	35.0
20^[12]	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	6.5	220.0
20^[13]	Dutch East Indies, Strait of Malacca	6.2	190.0
21^[14]	Japan, off the southeast coast of Hokkaido	6.2	120.0
24^[15]	Philippines, Siargao	6.2	35.0
27^[16]	British Burma, Kachin State	7.6	15.0		1931 Myitkyina earthquake.
28^[17]	Albanian Kingdom, Korçë County	5.8	33.0	IX	90 people were killed and some damage was caused.	90
28^[18]	United States, south of Guam	7.2	15.0

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
2^[19]^[20]^[21]	New Zealand, Hawke's Bay, North Island	7.4	35.0	IX	The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake caused 256 deaths. 2 people were missing. Thousands of people were injured. Property damage costs were estimated at $900 million (2010 rates). This is currently the deadliest natural disaster to strike New Zealand as of 2019. Many aftershocks followed.	256	1,000+
8^[22]	New Zealand, off the east coast of North Island	6.4	15.0		Aftershock.
10^[23]	Dutch East Indies, east of Enggano Island	7.0	35.0
12^[24]	Dutch East Indies, east of Enggano Island	6.4	35.0		Aftershock.
13^[25]	Taiwan, north of	6.0	35.0
13^[26]	New Zealand, Manawatū-Whanganui, North Island	7.3	45.0		Doublet earthquake with previous event on February 2.
14^[27]	Dutch East Indies, southern Sumatra	6.6	15.0		Aftershock.
16^[28]	Japan, southern Hokkaido	6.3	25.0
19^[29]	Dutch East Indies, northeast of Enggano Island	6.5	35.0		Aftershock.
20^[30]	Russian SFSR, Primorsky Krai	7.4	365.0
22^[31]	Dutch East Indies, Flores Sea	6.0	100.0
27^[32]	Dutch East Indies, Molucca Sea	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^[33]	Russian SFSR, south of Sakhalin	6.5	330.0
2^[34]	France, southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	6.7	70.0
5^[35]	Dutch East Indies, north of Simeulue	6.0	35.0
7^[36]	Greece, Central Macedonia	6.0	35.0
7^[37]	Nicaragua, Lake Nicaragua	6.0	80.0
8^[38]^[39]	Yugoslavia, Southeastern Statistical Region	6.6	10.0	X
9^[40]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	7.8	35.0
11^[41]	Dutch East Indies, Banda Sea	6.0	35.0
11^[42]	Japan, Volcano Islands	6.7	35.0
18^[43]	Chile, Valparaíso Region	7.2	35.0
18^[44]	Philippines, south of Mindanao	6.7	35.0
19^[45]^[46]	Philippines, off the west coast of Luzon	6.7	15.0	IX	Some damage was reported.
28^[47]	Dutch East Indies, Banda Sea	7.3	100.0
29^[48]	Japan, Hokkaido	6.8	80.0
31^[49]	Nicaragua, Jinotega Department	5.6	0.0		The 1931 Nicaragua earthquake caused major destruction in the area. 2,450 deaths were reported. Property damage costs were $15 million (1931 rate).	2,450

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List of earthquakes in 1931

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Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.6 M_w 2 events
Deadliest	7.6 M_w Mexico 114 deaths
Total fatalities	204
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	13
5.0–5.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.4 M_w 2 events
Deadliest	7.4 M_w New Zealand 256 deaths
Total fatalities	256
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	8

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.8 M_w Japan
Deadliest	5.6 M_w Nicaragua 2,450 deaths
Total fatalities	2,450
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	11
5.0–5.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	6.8 M_w Fiji
Deadliest	6.5 M_w Azerbaijan SSR 2,890 deaths
Total fatalities	2,890
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	9

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.1 M_w north Atlantic Ocean
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	6

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	6.5 M_w 4 events
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	11

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	6.8 M_w 2 events
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	9

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.9 M_w China
Deadliest	7.9 M_w China 10,000 deaths
Total fatalities	10,000
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	5

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.4 M_w Dutch East Indies
Deadliest	6.5 M_w Japan 16 deaths
Total fatalities	16
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	10

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.9 M_w British Solomon Islands
Deadliest	7.9 M_w British Solomon Islands 50 deaths
Total fatalities	50
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	5
6.0–6.9	10

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.5 M_w Japan
Deadliest	7.5 M_w Japan 1 death
Total fatalities	1
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	6