List of earthquakes in 1901

Earthquakes in 1901

class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1901 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	France, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia (Magnitude 7.9) August 9
Deadliest	Qing Dynasty, Yunnan Province, China (Magnitude 6.5) February 15 101 deaths
Total fatalities	125
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	15
6.0–6.9	15
5.0–5.9	1
←  1900 1902  →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1901. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Exceptions to this are earthquakes which 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. The countries and their flags are noted as they would have appeared in this year for example the Netherlands being in control of present-day Indonesia. In all another year of below average activity. There were 15 magnitude 7.0+ events. Japan saw a great deal of activity this year. The majority of the 125 deaths came in China from an event in February.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	101	6.5	Qing Dynasty, Yunnan Province, China	VIII (Severe)	0.0	February 15
2	18	7.5	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	( )	35.0	August 9

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	7.9	1	France, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	( )	0.0	August 9
2	7.5	18	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	( )	35.0	August 9
3	7.3	0	Russian Empire, Kuril Islands	( )	35.0	April 5
= 4	7.2	0	Ecuador, offshore	( )	0.0	January 7
= 4	7.2	0	United Kingdom Solomon Islands	( )	0.0	May 25
= 4	7.2	0	Japan, Ryukyu Islands	( )	35.0	June 24
= 4	7.2	0	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	( )	35.0	August 9
= 5	7.1	0	Canada, British Columbia	( )	0.0	January 18
= 5	7.1	0	Honduras,   Nicaragua, border area	( )	0.0	October 8
= 5	7.1	0	Mexico, Gulf of California	( )	0.0	December 9
= 5	7.1	0	United States, Andreanof Islands, Alaska	( )	0.0	December 31
= 6	7.0	0	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	( )	35.0	June 15
= 6	7.0	0	Netherlands, Molucca Sea, Dutch East Indies	( )	0.0	November 25
= 6	7.0	0	United States Philippines, Luzon	VII (Very strong)	0.0	December 14
= 6	7.0	0	United States, south of Alaska	( )	0.0	December 30

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

January

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw   Ecuador
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
7 [1]	Ecuador, offshore	7.2	0.0		Depth unknown.
13 [2]	Japan, off the south coast of Hokkaido	6.8	35.0
18 [3]	Canada, British Columbia	7.1	0.0		Depth unknown.

February

February

Strongest magnitude	6.5 Mw   Qing Dynasty China
Deadliest	6.5 Mw   Qing Dynasty China 101 deaths
Total fatalities	101
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
15 [4] [5]	Qing Dynasty, Yunnan Province, China	6.5	0.0	VIII	Depth unknown. At least 101 people were killed and major damage was caused. Many homes were destroyed.	101

March

March

Strongest magnitude	6.9 Mw 2 events
Deadliest	6.4 Mw   Bulgaria 4 deaths
Total fatalities	4
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	4

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3 [6] [7]	United States, central California	6.4	0.0	VIII	Depth unknown. The Parkfield earthquake caused some damage.
5 [8]	Mexico, Gulf of California	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.
16 [9]	German Empire, offshore Lindi Region, German East Africa	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.
31 [10]	Bulgaria, Dobrich Province	6.4	0.0	VIII	Depth unknown. 4 people died and 50 were injured in the 1901 Black Sea earthquake. 1,200 homes were damaged or destroyed.	4	50

April

April

Strongest magnitude	7.3 Mw   Russian Empire
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	2

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
5 [11]	Netherlands, Halmahera, Dutch East Indies	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
5 [12]	Russian Empire, Kuril Islands	7.3	35.0
21 [13]	Qing Dynasty, eastern Xizang Province, China	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.

May

May

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw   United Kingdom, Solomon Islands
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
14 [14]	Russian Empire, Kuril Islands	6.6	35.0
25 [15]	United Kingdom, Solomon Islands	7.2	0.0		Depth unknown.

June

June

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw   Japan
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
15 [16]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	7.0	35.0
24 [17] [18]	Japan, Ryukyu Islands	7.2	35.0		A tsunami caused some damage.
24 [19]	Japan, Ryukyu Islands	6.5	35.0		Aftershock.

August

August

Strongest magnitude	7.9 Mw   France
Deadliest	7.5 Mw   Japan 18 deaths
Total fatalities	19
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	2

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
9 [20] [21]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	7.2	35.0		Foreshock. Some damage was caused in the area.
9 [22] [23] [24]	France, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	7.9	0.0		Depth unknown. A tsunami resulted in at least 1 fatality. Some damage was caused in the area.	1
9 [25] [26]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	7.5	0.0		Depth unknown. 18 people were killed. 8 homes collapsed and another 615 needed repair. Roads and railways suffered extensive damage.	18
10 [27]	German New Guinea, north of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea	6.9	0.0
11 [28]	United Kingdom, Fiji	6.8	0.0

September

September

Strongest magnitude	6.9 Mw   United Kingdom, Solomon Islands
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	2

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
8 [29]	United Kingdom, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.
10 [30]	, Luzon, Philippines	0.0	0.0	VII	Unknown magnitude or depth. Some damage was caused in the area.
30 [31]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown. Aftershock.

October

October

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw   Honduras,   Nicaragua
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	0

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
8 [32] [33]	Honduras,   Nicaragua border area	7.1	0.0		Depth unknown. Some damage was caused in the area. A tsunami was generated.

November

November

Strongest magnitude	7.0 Mw   Netherlands
Deadliest	6.8 Mw   New Zealand 1 death
Total fatalities	1
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
15 [34] [35]	New Zealand, South Island	6.8	33.0		The 1901 Cheviot earthquake resulted in 1 death and major damage.	1
25 [36]	Netherlands, Molucca Sea, Dutch East Indies	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.

December

December

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw 2 events
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	0
5.0–5.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
9 [37]	Mexico, Gulf of California	7.1	0.0
14 [38] [39]	United States, Luzon, Philippines	7.0	33.0	VII	Some damage was reported in the region.
18 [40]	Ottoman Empire, Balikesir Province, Turkey	5.9	0.0	VIII	Depth unknown. Some damage was reported in the region. Hundreds of homes were damaged.
30 [41] [42]	United States, south of Alaska	7.0	0.0	VI	Depth unknown.
31 [43] [44]	United States, Fox Islands (Alaska)	7.1	0.0		Depth unknown. Some damage was caused. A tsunami was reported.

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