List_of_earthquakes_in_1942

February
Strongest magnitude	6.9 Mw British Solomon Islands
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	2

January
Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw Dutch East Indies
Deadliest	6.3 Mw China ; 90 deaths
Total fatalities	90
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	2

Earthquakes in 1942
4.0–5.9 magnitude; 6.0–6.9 magnitude;	7.0–7.9 magnitude; 8.0+ magnitude;
Strongest magnitude	Peru, Ayacucho Region, (Magnitude 8.1) August 24
Deadliest	Turkey, Samsun Province, (Magnitude 7.0) December 20 1,000 deaths
Total fatalities	1,489
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
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List of earthquakes in 1942

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This is a list of earthquakes in 1942. 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. This year saw an average number of magnitude 7.0+ events. The dominant event this year in terms of deaths was in December in Turkey with 1,000 of the 1,489 deaths for the year. Other deadly events occurred elsewhere in Turkey. Ecuador, China and Albania had earthquakes causing dozens of deaths. An unusually large quake struck the Southwest Indian Ridge in November with a magnitude of 8.0. Spreading ridges usually have smaller magnitude events.

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Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	1,000	7.0	Turkey, Samsun Province	X (Extreme)	10.0	December 20
2	200	7.8	Ecuador, Manabí Province	IX (Violent)	20.0	May 14
3	90	6.3	China, Yunnan Province	VIII (Severe)	35.0	January 31
4	51	6.0	China, Inner Mongolia	VIII (Severe)	0.0	July 8
5	43	6.0	Albania, Dibër County	X (Extreme)	33.0	August 27
6	38	7.7	Guatemala, off the west coast of Guatemala	VII (Very strong)	35.0	August 6
7	30	8.1	Peru, Ayacucho Region	IX (Violent)	30.0	August 24
8	17	0.0	Turkey, Çorum Province	VIII (Severe)	0.0	November 21
9	16	6.1	Turkey, Balıkesir Province	VIII (Severe)	0.0	November 15

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	8.1	30	Peru, Ayacucho Region	IX (Violent)	30.0	August 24
2	8.0	0	Southwest Indian Ridge	( )	10.0	November 10
3	7.8	200	Ecuador, Manabí Province	IX (Violent)	20.0	May 14
4	7.7	38	Guatemala, off the west coast of Guatemala	VII (Very strong)	35.0	August 6
5	7.5	0	Empire of Japan, south of Minahasa Peninsula, Dutch East Indies	( )	100.0	May 28
= 6	7.4	0	Empire of Japan, west of Mindoro, Philippines	VII (Very strong)	15.0	April 8
= 6	7.4	0	Soviet Union, Kuril Islands	( )	65.0	November 26
= 7	7.2	0	Empire of Japan, Papua (province), Dutch East Indies	VII (Very strong)	17.5	January 27
= 7	7.2	0	Empire of Japan, Mindanao, Philippines	VI (Strong)	35.0	October 20
= 7	7.2	0	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge	( )	10.0	November 28
8	7.1	0	New Hebrides	( )	110.0	January 29
= 9	7.0	0	United States, Northern Mariana Islands	( )	15.0	June 14
= 9	7.0	0	New Zealand Wellington Region, North Island	VII (Very strong)	15.0	June 24
= 9	7.0	0	Free France, southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	( )	130.0	September 14
= 9	7.0	1,000	Turkey, Samsun Province	X (Extreme)	10.0	December 20

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
8^[1]	Peru, Amazonas Region	6.0	110.0
27^[2]^[3]	Dutch East Indies, Papua (province)	7.2	17.5	VII
29^[4]	New Hebrides	7.1	110.0
31^[5]^[6]	China, Yunnan Province	6.3	35.0	VIII	90 people were killed and at least 1,001 were injured. Many homes collapsed.	90	1,001+

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
16^[7]	British Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands	6.9	135.0
21^[8]^[9]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	6.5	35.0	V

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
5^[10]	Japan, eastern Sea of Japan	6.9	240.0
21^[11]	Japan, Ryukyu Islands	6.8	25.0
22^[12]	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	6.0	210.0

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Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.2 M_w Dutch East Indies
Deadliest	6.3 M_w China 90 deaths
Total fatalities	90
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	2

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

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	3

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.4 M_w Philippines
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	2

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.8 M_w Ecuador
Deadliest	7.8 M_w Ecuador 200 deaths
Total fatalities	200
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	2
5.0–5.9	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	6

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	6.8 M_w 2 events
Deadliest	6.0 M_w Republic of China (1912-1949) 51+ deaths
Total fatalities	51+
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	5

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	8.1 M_w Peru
Deadliest	6.0 M_w Albanian Kingdom (1939-43) 43 deaths
Total fatalities	111
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	4

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

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.2 M_w Empire of Japan
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	4

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	8.0 M_w Southwest Indian Ridge
Deadliest	0.0 M_w Turkey 17 deaths
Total fatalities	33
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	6

Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.0 M_w Turkey
Deadliest	7.0 M_w Turkey 1,000 deaths
Total fatalities	1,004
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	5