List of earthquakes in 1914

Earthquakes in 1914

Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1914 4.0−5.9 magnitude 6.0−6.9 magnitude 7.0−7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	off the northern coast of Papua (province), Indonesia (Magnitude 8.1) May 26
Deadliest	Burdur Province, Turkey October 3 (Magnitude 7.0) 4,000 deaths
Total fatalities	4,380
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0−8.9	1
7.0−7.9	16
6.0−6.9	17
5.0−5.9	0
← 1913 1915 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1914. 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.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7003400000000000000♠4,000	7000700000000000000♠7.0	Burdur Province, Turkey	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-10-03-0000October 3
7000200000000000000♠2	7002120000000000000♠120	7000490000000000000♠4.9	Giarre, Province of Catania, Italy	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002016-05-08-0000May 8
7000300000000000000♠3	7002101000000000000♠101	7000810000000000000♠8.1	off the northern coast of Papua (province), Indonesia	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-05-26-0000May 26
7000400000000000000♠4	7001940000000000000♠94	7000700000000000000♠7.0	Akita Prefecture, Honshu, Japan	7000500000000000000♠5.0	000000002016-03-14-0000March 14
7000500000000000000♠5	7001290000000000000♠29	7000670000000000000♠6.7	Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan	7000500000000000000♠5.0	000000002016-01-12-0000January 12
7000600000000000000♠6	7001200000000000000♠20	7000760000000000000♠7.6	off southwest coast of Sumatra, Indonesia	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002016-06-25-0000June 25
7000700000000000000♠7	7001140000000000000♠14	7000630000000000000♠6.3	Lefkada, Greece	7001300000000000000♠30.0	000000002016-11-27-0000November 27

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7000810000000000000♠8.1	7002101000000000000♠101	off the northern coast of Papua (province), Indonesia	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-05-26-0000May 26
7000200000000000000♠2	7000790000000000000♠7.9	5000000000000000000♠0	Volcano Islands, Japan	7002110000000000000♠110.0	000000002016-11-24-0000November 24
7000300000000000000♠3	7000760000000000000♠7.6	5000000000000000000♠0	off the coast of Bio-Bio Region, Chile	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-01-30-0000January 30
7000300000000000000♠3	7000760000000000000♠7.6	7001200000000000000♠20	off southwest coast of Sumatra, Indonesia	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002016-06-25-0000June 25
7000400000000000000♠4	7000740000000000000♠7.4	5000000000000000000♠0	east of Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe	7002100000000000000♠100.0	000000002016-10-03-0000October 3
7000400000000000000♠4	7000740000000000000♠7.4	5000000000000000000♠0	north of Halmahera, Indonesia	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002016-10-23-0000October 23
7000500000000000000♠5	7000730000000000000♠7.3	7000100000000000000♠1	northern Xinjiang Province, China	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-08-04-0000August 4
7000600000000000000♠6	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Oruro Department, Bolivia	7002130000000000000♠130.0	000000002016-02-26-0000February 26
7000600000000000000♠6	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Chiapas, Mexico	7002150000000000000♠150.0	000000002016-03-30-0000March 30
7000600000000000000♠6	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	south of the Solomon Islands	7001500000000000000♠50.0	000000002016-04-11-0000April 11
7000600000000000000♠6	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Andaman Islands, India	7001800000000000000♠80.0	000000002016-10-11-0000October 11
7000700000000000000♠7	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Banda Sea, Indonesia	7002200000000000000♠200.0	000000002016-07-04-0000July 4
7000800000000000000♠8	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	off east coast of Kamchatka, Russia	7001600000000000000♠60.0	000000002016-01-20-0000January 20
7000800000000000000♠8	7000700000000000000♠7.0	7001940000000000000♠94	Akita Prefecture, Honshu, Japan	7000500000000000000♠5.0	000000002016-03-14-0000March 14
7000800000000000000♠8	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands	7001500000000000000♠50.0	000000002016-06-20-0000June 20
7000800000000000000♠8	7000700000000000000♠7.0	7003400000000000000♠4,000	Burdur Province, Turkey	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-10-03-0000October 3
7000800000000000000♠8	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Waikato Region, North Island, New Zealand	7002100000000000000♠100.0	000000002016-11-22-0000November 22

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January–March

• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan on January 12 at a depth of 5.0 km.^[1] At the time of the earthquake a volcanic eruption of the Sakurajima volcano was ongoing. The earthquake itself caused around 29 deaths and caused the destruction of 120 homes.^[2]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on January 20 at a depth of 60.0 km.^[3]
• A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Bio-Bio Region, Chile on January 30 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[4]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Balochistan, Pakistan on February 6 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[5]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on February 7 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[6]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Oruro Department, Bolivia on February 26 at a depth of 130.0 km.^[7]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Akita Prefecture, Honshu, Japan on March 14 at a depth of 5.0 km.^[8] Ninety-four people died and 640 homes were destroyed.^[9]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China on March 28 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[10]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Chiapas, Mexico on March 30 at a depth of 150.0 km.^[11]

April–June

• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck south of the Solomon Islands on April 11 at a depth of 50.0 km.^[12]
• A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck near the town of Giarre, Province of Catania, Italy on May 8 at an unknown depth. One-hundred and twenty deaths were reported as well as the destruction of 223 homes. This was an unusually high death toll for such a small magnitude event.^[13]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Cuanza Sul Province, Angola on May 24 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[14]
• A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck off the northern coast of Papua (province), Indonesia on May 26 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[15] At least 101 people were killed and many homes were destroyed. A tsunami was generated in the area.^[16]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck eastern Panama on May 28 at a depth of 70.0 km.^[17]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands on June 20 at a depth of 50.0 km.^[18]
• A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the southwest coast of Sumatra, Indonesia on June 25 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[19] Twenty people were killed and another 20 were injured. A few homes were destroyed in the area.^[20]

July–September

• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck to the northwest of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan on July 4 at a depth of 200.0 km.^[21]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia on July 4 at a depth of 200.0 km.^[22]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan on July 6 at a depth of 60.0 km.^[23]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck to the north of Jamaica on August 3 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[24]
• A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck northern Xinjiang Province, China on August 4 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[25] One death was reported and some homes were destroyed.^[26]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Flores Sea, Indonesia on August 6 at a depth of 600.0 km.^[27]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on September 11 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[28]

October–December

• A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck east of Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe on October 3 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[29]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Burdur Province, Turkey on October 3 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[30] At least 4,000 people died, 700 were injured and more than 17,000 homes were destroyed.^[31]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Gisborne Region, New Zealand on October 6 at an unknown depth. One death was reported and some damage was caused.^[32]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Himachal Pradesh, India on October 9 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[33]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Andaman Islands, India on October 11 at a depth of 80.0 km.^[34]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Central Greece (region), Greece on October 17 at an unknown depth.^[35]
• A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck north of Halmahera, Indonesia on October 23 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[36]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the east coast of North Island, New Zealand on October 28 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[37]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Waikato Region, North Island, New Zealand on November 22 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[38]
• A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the Volcano Islands, Japan on November 24 at a depth of 110.0 km.^[39]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Lefkada, Greece on November 27 at a depth of 30.0 km. Fourteen people were killed. Many homes were damaged or destroyed on the island.^[40]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Ryukyu Islands, Japan on November 28 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[41]

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