List of earthquakes in 1907

Earthquakes in 1907

class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1907 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	1 M > 8 event
Deadliest	Russian Empire Districts of Republican Subordination, October 21 (Magnitude 7.4) 12,000 deaths
Total fatalities	13,568
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
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This is a list of earthquakes in 1907. 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. A fairly active year with 17 magnitude 7.0+ events. Tajikistan had 12,000 deaths from an event in October. 2,188 deaths ^[1] occurred in Indonesia in January and Jamaica suffered from another January event which caused 1,000 deaths.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	12,000	7.4	Russian Empire, Districts of Republican Subordination	IX (Violent)	20.0	October 21
2	2,188 [1]	8.2 [1]	Dutch East Indies, off west coast of northern Sumatra	V (Moderate)	0.0	January 4
3	1,000	6.5	Jamaica, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica	( )	0.0	January 14
4	167	5.9	Italy, Calabria	X (Extreme)	33.0	October 23

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
= 1	8.2 [1]	2,188 [1]	Dutch East Indies, off west coast of northern Sumatra	V (Moderate)	0.0	January 4
2	7.8	8	Mexico, Guerrero	( )	30.0	April 15
3	7.5	0	Dutch East Indies, Molucca Sea	( )	200.0	June 25
4	7.4	0	Russian Empire, Sea of Okhotsk	( )	600.0	May 25
4	7.4	12,000	Russian Empire, Districts of Republican Subordination	IX (Violent)	20.0	October 21
5	7.3	0	Tonga	( )	0.0	January 2
5	7.3	0	United States, Near Islands, Alaska	( )	0.0	September 2
6	7.2	0	Dutch East Indies, Celebes Sea	( )	500.0	March 29
6	7.2	0	Fiji	( )	400.0	March 31
6	7.2	0	Russian Empire, Kamchatka	( )	120.0	August 17
6	7.2	0	Mexico, Gulf of California	( )	0.0	October 16
6	7.2	0	Nicaragua, Managua	( )	0.0	December 30
7	7.1	2	Philippines, Luzon	IX (Violent)	0.0	April 18
8	7.0	0	German New Guinea, south of Umboi Island	( )	60.0	February 3
8	7.0	0	Philippines, Luzon	VII (Very strong)	0.0	April 18
8	7.0	0	Ecuador, off coast of Ecuador	( )	0.0	June 1
8	7.0	0	Ecuador, off coast of Ecuador	( )	0.0	June 5

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

January

Strongest magnitude	8.2 Mw   Dutch East Indies
Deadliest	8.2 Mw   Dutch East Indies 2,188 deaths
Total fatalities	3,188
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
2 [2]	Tonga	7.3	0.0		Depth unknown.
4 [3] [4] [5] [1]	Dutch East Indies, off the west coast of northern Sumatra	8.2 [1]	0.0	V	This was a "tsunami earthquake" that produced low levels of shaking. [1] However, it generated an Indian Ocean wide tsunami that caused 2,188 deaths.	2,188
14 [6]	Jamaica, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica	6.5	0.0		The 1907 Kingston earthquake left at least 1,000 people killed. Major property damage was caused. Costs were around $30 million (1907 rate). Depth unknown.	1,000

February

February

Strongest magnitude	7.0 Mw   German New Guinea
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
3 [7]	German New Guinea, south of Umboi Island	7.0	60.0
6 [8]	Japan, Bonin Islands	6.9	400.0

March

March

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw 2 events.
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
26 [9]	Japan, Sea of Japan	6.6	350.0
29 [10]	Dutch East Indies, Celebes Sea	7.2	500.0
31 [11]	Fiji	7.2	400.0

April

April

Strongest magnitude	7.8 Mw   Mexico
Deadliest	7.8 Mw   Mexico 8 deaths
Total fatalities	10
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
13 [12]	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	6.8	260.0
15 [13] [14]	Mexico, Oaxaca	7.8	30.0		8 people were killed and many homes were destroyed.	8
18 [15] [16]	United States, Luzon	7.1	0.0	IX	2 people were killed and some were injured. Major damage was caused. Depth unknown.	2	1+
18 [15] [17]	United States, Luzon	7.0	0.0	VII	Further damage was caused. Doublet earthquake Depth unknown.

May

May

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

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
4 [18]	Japan, Bonin Islands	6.9	200.0
4 [19]	German New Guinea, southeast of New Britain	6.6	25.0
7 [20]	German New Guinea, Ninigo Islands	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
25 [21]	Russian Empire, Sea of Okhotsk	7.4	600.0
25 [22]	Philippines, Luzon	0.0	0.0	VIII	Some damage was caused. The magnitude and depth were unknown.

June

June

Strongest magnitude	7.5 Mw   Dutch East Indies
Total fatalities	0
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
1 [23]	Ecuador, off the coast of	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.
5 [24]	Ecuador, off the coast of	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.
13 [25]	Chile, Los Rios Region	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
25 [26]	Dutch East Indies, Molucca Sea	7.5	200.0
27 [27]	Kiribati	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.

July

July

Strongest magnitude	6.8 Mw Philippines
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
5 [28]	Japan, Hokkaido	6.6	100.0
9 [29]	Philippines, Luzon	6.8	60.0
20 [30]	Philippines, Mindanao	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
30 [31]	Dutch East Indies, Sulawesi	0.0	0.0	VIII	213 homes were destroyed. Magnitude and depth unknown.

August

August

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw   Russia
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
17 [32]	Russia, Kamchatka	7.2	120.0
22 [33]	United States, Bristol Bay, Alaska	6.5	120.0

September

September

Strongest magnitude	7.3 Mw   United States
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	0

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
2 [34]	United States, Near Islands, Alaska	7.3	0.0		Depth unknown.

October

October

Strongest magnitude	7.4 Mw Russian Turkestan
Deadliest	7.4 Mw Russian Turkestan 12,000 deaths
Total fatalities	12,158
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	1
5.0–5.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
11 [35]	New Hebrides, Espiritu Santo	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.
16 [36]	Mexico, Gulf of California	7.2	0.0		Depth unknown.
21 [37] [38]	Russian Turkestan, Districts of Republican Subordination	7.4	20.0	IX	12,000 deaths were caused as a result of the 1907 Qaratog earthquake. Many homes were destroyed.	12,000
23 [39]	Italy, Calabria	5.9	33.0	X	158 deaths were caused. Major damage was reported.	158

November

November

Strongest magnitude	6.8 Mw   Dutch East Indies
Total fatalities	0
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
21 [40]	Dutch East Indies, north of Sumatra	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
24 [41]	Philippines, Luzon	0.0	0.0	IX	Some damage was caused. Magnitude and depth unknown.

December

December

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw   Nicaragua
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	4

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
2 [42]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	6.7	35.0
15 [43]	German New Guinea, off the north coast of mainland New Guinea	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.
23 [44]	Japan, Hokkaido	6.7	150.0
25 [45]	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	6.6	240.0
30 [46]	Nicaragua, Managua	7.2	0.0		Depth unknown.

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