List of earthquakes in 1911

Earthquakes in 1911

class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1911 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	Japan, Ryukyu Islands June 15 (Magnitude 7.9)
Deadliest	Iran, Kerman Province April 18 (Magnitude 6.5) 700 deaths
Total fatalities	1,326
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
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This is a list of earthquakes in 1911. 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	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	700	6.5	Iran, Kerman Province	( )	15.0	April 18
2	450	7.7	Kazakhstan, Almaty Province	X (Extreme)	20.0	January 3
3	90	7.3	Tajikistan, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region	( )	15.0	February 18
4	45	7.6	Mexico, Michoacan	( )	30.0	June 7
5	28	7.3	Mexico, Guerrero	IV (Light)	30.0	December 16
6	12	7.9	Japan, Ryukyu Islands	( )	100.0	June 15

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	7.9	12	Japan, Ryukyu Islands	( )	100.0	June 15
2	7.8	0	Palau, east of	( )	15.0	August 16
= 3	7.7	450	Kazakhstan, Almaty Province	X (Extreme)	20.0	January 3
= 3	7.7	0	Philippines, east of Mindanao	X (Extreme)	15.0	July 12
4	7.6	45	Mexico, Michoacan	( )	30.0	June 7
= 5	7.4	0	Russia, off the east coast of Kamchatka	VII (Very strong)	240.0	May 4
= 5	7.4	0	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	( )	190.0	July 4
= 6	7.3	90	Tajikistan, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region	( )	15.0	February 18
= 6	7.3	0	Vanuatu	( )	200.0	November 22
= 6	7.3	28	Mexico, Guerrero	IV (Light)	30.0	December 16
7	7.2	0	Tonga	( )	300.0	August 21
= 8	7.1	0	Chile, off the coast of Tarapaca Region	( )	0.0	September 15
= 8	7.1	0	United States, Rat Islands, Alaska	( )	0.0	September 17
= 9	7.0	0	Colombia, Magdalena Department	( )	100.0	April 10
= 9	7.0	0	Indonesia, Bali Sea	( )	370.0	July 5
= 9	7.0	0	Russia, south of Sakhalin	( )	350.0	September 6
= 9	7.0	0	British Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands	( )	160.0	October 20

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

January

Strongest magnitude	7.7 Mw Kazakhstan
Deadliest	7.7 Mw Kazakhstan 450 deaths
Total fatalities	451+
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	1
5.0–5.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1 [1]	Afghanistan, Balkh Province	6.7	35.0
3 [2] [3]	Kazakhstan, Almaty Province	7.7	20.0	X	The 1911 Kebin earthquake caused 450 deaths and major damage.	450
26 [4]	China, Hebei Province	5.5	0.0	VII	At least 1 death and 1 injury were reported. Many homes were destroyed in the area. The depth was unknown.	1+	1+
27 [5]	Philippines, Luzon	0.0	0.0	IX	Numerous earthquakes struck the area at the time of a major eruption of Taal Volcano. The earthquakes were not large but enough of them struck to cause some homes to be destroyed or damaged. No magnitude or depth information is known.

February

February

Strongest magnitude	7.3 Mw Tajikistan
Deadliest	7.3 Mw Tajikistan 90 deaths
Total fatalities	90
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
18 [6] [7]	Tajikistan, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region	7.3	15.0		The 1911 Sarez earthquake caused 90 deaths. Many homes were damaged or destroyed. A landslide appears to have contributed to the destruction.	90
18 [8]	North Macedonia, Lake Ohrid	6.7	0.0	X	The depth was unknown.
23 [9]	Japan, Ryukyu Islands	6.9	5.0

March

March

Strongest magnitude	6.8 Mw Japan
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
6 [10]	Philippines, southeast of Mindanao	6.6	100.0
24 [11]	Japan, southwest Ryukyu Islands	6.8	35.0

April

April

Strongest magnitude	7.0 Mw   Colombia
Deadliest	6.5 Mw   Iran 700 deaths
Total fatalities	700
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	5

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
4 [12]	Ottoman Empire, Dodecanese Islands	6.0	15.0
10 [13]	Colombia, Magdalena Department	7.0	100.0
18 [14] [15]	Iran, Kerman Province	6.5	15.0		700 deaths were caused and many homes were destroyed.	700
28 [16]	Colombia, Vaupes Department	6.9	600.0
28 [17]	Fiji, south of	6.5	600.0
30 [18]	Ottoman Empire,, off the coast of Antalya Province	6.2	180.0

May

May

Strongest magnitude	7.4 Mw   Russian Empire
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	0
5.0–5.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
4 [19]	Russian Empire, off the east coast of Kamchatka	7.4	240.0	VII
14 [20]	China, Guangdong Province	5.5	0.0	VII	Many homes were destroyed. Depth unknown.

June

June

Strongest magnitude	7.9 Mw Japan
Deadliest	7.6 Mw   Mexico 45 deaths
Total fatalities	57
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	0

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
7 [21] [22]	Mexico, Michoacan	7.6	30.0		45 people were killed and a further 22 people were injured. Some damage was caused by the 1911 Michoacan earthquake.	45	22
15 [23] [24]	Japan, northwest of the Ryukyu Islands	7.9	100.0		Due to the 1911 Kikai Island earthquake 12 people were killed. 422 homes were destroyed.	12

July

July

Strongest magnitude	7.7 Mw Philippines
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	4

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1 [25]	China, Xizang Province	6.5	0.0		Depth unknown.
1 [26] [27]	United States, central California	6.6	35.0		Some damage was caused.
4 [28]	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	7.4	190.0
5 [29]	Dutch East Indies, Bali Sea	7.0	370.0
11 [30]	New Hebrides	6.7	150.0
12 [31] [32]	Philippines, east of Mindanao	7.7	15.0	X	Many homes were damaged.
19 [33]	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands	6.7	200.0

August

August

Strongest magnitude	7.8 Mw Palau
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
16 [34]	Palau, east of	7.8	15.0
21 [35]	Tonga	7.2	300.0
27 [36]	Mexico, Oaxaca	6.6	100.0

September

September

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw 2 events
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
6 [37]	Russian Empire, south of Sakhalin	7.0	350.0
8 [38]	Russian Empire, Kuril Islands	6.5	80.0
12 [39]	France, southeast of the Loyalty Islands	6.6	150.0
15 [40]	Chile, off the coast of Tarapaca Region	7.1	0.0		Depth unknown.
17 [41]	United States, Rat Islands, Alaska	7.1	0.0		Depth unknown.
22 [42] [43]	United States, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska	6.7	60.0	VIII

October

October

Strongest magnitude	7.0 Mw British Solomon Islands
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
6 [44]	Dominican Republic, Monsenor Nouel Province	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
14 [45]	China, western Xizang Province	6.5	20.0
20 [46]	British Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands	7.0	160.0

November

November

Strongest magnitude	7.3 Mw New Hebrides
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
8 [47]	Japan, southeast of Honshu	6.5	35.0
13 [48]	United States, Near Islands, Alaska	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.
16 [49]	German Empire, Baden-Wurttemburg	6.2	40.0
21 [50]	Japan, Sea of Japan	6.6	300.0
22 [51]	New Hebrides	7.3	200.0

December

December

Strongest magnitude	7.3 Mw   Mexico
Deadliest	7.3 Mw   Mexico 28 deaths
Total fatalities	28
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
16 [52] [53]	Mexico, Guerrero	7.3	30.0	IV	28 people were killed.	28
31 [54]	German New Guinea, Ninigo Islands	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.

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