List of earthquakes in 1924

Earthquakes in 1924

class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1924 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	Philippines, Davao Gulf, Mindanao April 14 (Magnitude 8.0)
Deadliest	Dutch East Indies, central Java December 2 727 deaths
Total fatalities	1,652
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
←  1923 1925  →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1924. 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. Although it was still a fairly active year, the death toll in 1924 was substantially lower than in 1923. Dutch East Indies bore the brunt of the deadly quakes. Turkey, Algeria and China also had events which caused many deaths. Seismic activity remained high in Japan, and the Philippines and Russia saw many earthquakes as well.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	727	0.0	Dutch East Indies, central Java	IX (Violent)	0.0	December 2
2	500	8.0	Philippines, Mindanao	IX (Violent)	15.0	April 14
2	101	5.6	French Algeria, Batna Province	IX (Violent)	0.0	March 16
3	100	7.0	China, southern Xinjiang Province	( )	10.0	July 3
= 4	60	6.8	Turkey, Erzurum Province	X (Extreme)	15.0	September 13
= 4	60	0.0	Dutch East Indies, central Java	( )	0.0	November 12
5	50	5.3	Turkey, Agri Province	IX (Violent)	0.0	May 13
6	40	6.9	Ecuador, Chimborazo Province	( )	0.0	March 3
7	14	6.8	Japan, Saitama Prefecture, Honshu	( )	15.0	January 14

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	8.0	500	Philippines, Davao Gulf, Mindanao	IX (Violent)	15.0	April 14
2	7.5	0	Australia, Macquarie Island	( )	10.0	June 26
= 3	7.2	0	Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands	( )	139.6	June 30
= 3	7.2	0	China, southern Xinjiang Province	( )	10.0	July 11
= 3	7.2	0	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	( )	179.4	October 13
= 4	7.1	0	Costa Rica, Cartago Province	( )	15.0	March 4
= 4	7.1	0	Fiji	( )	535.0	May 4
= 4	7.1	0	Australia, north of Macquarie Island	( )	15.0	July 24
= 4	7.1	0	Philippines, east of Mindanao	IX (Violent)	15.0	August 30
= 5	7.0	0	Fiji, south of	( )	350.0	January 16
= 5	7.0	0	Russian SFSR, Sea of Okhotsk	( )	431.8	May 28
= 5	7.0	100	China, southern Xinjiang Province	( )	10.0	July 3
= 5	7.0	0	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	( )	15.0	August 14
= 5	7.0	0	Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands	( )	35.0	December 27
= 5	7.0	0	Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands	( )	35.0	December 28

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

January

Strongest magnitude	7.0 Mw Fiji
Deadliest	6.8 Mw   Japan 14 deaths
Total fatalities	14
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
14 [1] [2]	Japan, Saitama Prefecture, Honshu	6.8	15.0		Possible aftershock of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake. 14 deaths were caused as well as damage in the area.	14
16 [3]	Fiji	7.0	350.0
21 [4]	Russian SFSR, Sea of Okhotsk	6.8	35.0
29 [5]	Chile, Atacama Region	6.7	45.0
30 [6]	United States, southwest of Guam	6.2	35.0

February

February

Strongest magnitude	6.6 Mw   Dutch East Indies
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
13 [7]	Dutch East Indies, Southeast Peninsula, Sulawesi	6.6	35.0
18 [8]	British Cyprus, southeast of	6.0	35.0

March

March

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw   Costa Rica
Deadliest	5.6 Mw   French Algeria 101+ deaths
Total fatalities	141+
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	5
5.0–5.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3 [9]	Ecuador, Chimborazo Province	6.9	0.0		40 deaths were reported and some damage was caused. Depth unknown.	40
4 [10]	Costa Rica, Cartago Province	7.1	15.0
5 [11]	Dutch East Indies, Banda Sea	6.6	143.4
11 [12]	Costa Rica, Puntarenas Province	6.4	20.0
11 [13]	Peru, off the north coast	6.6	35.0
15 [14]	Russian SFSR, central Sakhalin	6.8	15.0
16 [15]	French Algeria, Batna Province	5.6	0.0	IX	At least 101 people were killed. The depth was unknown.	101+

April

April

Strongest magnitude	8.0 Mw   Dutch East Indies
Deadliest	8.0 Mw   Dutch East Indies 500 deaths
Total fatalities	500
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
13 [16]	Dutch East Indies, eastern Kalimantan	6.2	35.0
14 [17] [18] [19]	Philippines, Davao Gulf, Mindanao	8.0	15.0	IX	500 people were killed and many homes were destroyed.	500
20 [20]	Yemen, off the coast of	6.2	35.0
21 [21]	Mexico, Michoacan	6.4	15.0

May

May

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw   Fiji
Deadliest	5.3 Mw Turkey 50 deaths
Total fatalities	50
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	3
5.0–5.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1 [22]	El Salvador, off the coast	6.6	20.0
4 [23]	Fiji	7.1	535.0
6 [24] [25]	Philippines, west of Luzon	6.7	15.0		A tsunami caused minor damage in the area.
13 [26]	Turkey, Agri Province	5.3	0.0	IX	50 people were killed and many homes were destroyed.	50
17 [27]	Dutch East Indies, West Papua (province)	6.3	15.0
28 [28]	Russian SFSR, southwest Sea of Okhotsk	7.0	431.8

June

June

Strongest magnitude	7.5 Mw   Australia
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	2

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
22 [29]	Dutch East Indies, western Java	6.0	100.0
22 [30]	Colombia, off the west coast	6.5	60.0
26 [31]	Australia, Macquarie Island	7.5	10.0
30 [32]	Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands	7.2	139.6

July

July

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw   China
Deadliest	7.0 Mw   China 100 deaths
Total fatalities	100
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	6

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3 [33] [34]	China, southern Xinjiang Province	7.0	10.0		100 people were killed. Landslides occurred and some homes were destroyed.	100
6 [35]	Colombia, Choco Department	6.4	20.0
6 [36]	Turkestan ASSR, Osh Region	6.5	25.0
11 [37]	China, southern Xinjiang Province	7.2	10.0
12 [38]	Turkestan ASSR, Osh Region	6.6	25.0
22 [39]	Ecuador, Guayas Province	6.5	250.0
22 [40]	Taiwan, east of	6.8	35.0
24 [41]	Australia, north of Macquarie Island	7.1	15.0
29 [42]	Dutch East Indies, South-east Peninsula, Sulawesi	6.5	35.0

August

August

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw   Philippines
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	7

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
6 [43]	Japan, Ibaraki Prefecture, Honshu	6.5	75.0
10 [44]	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands	6.5	15.0
14 [45]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	7.0	15.0
14 [46]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	6.3	10.0		Aftershock.
17 [47]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	6.2	10.0		Aftershock.
17 [48]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	6.6	35.0		Aftershock.
25 [49]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	6.4	25.0		Aftershock.
28 [50]	Japan, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu	6.0	35.0
30 [51] [52]	Philippines, east of Mindanao	7.1	15.0	IX	Some homes were destroyed and landslides were observed.

September

September

Strongest magnitude	6.8 Mw Turkey
Deadliest	6.8 Mw Turkey 60 deaths
Total fatalities	60
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	6

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
10 [53]	Dutch East Indies, Flores Sea	6.5	200.0
13 [54] [55]	Turkey, Erzurum Province	6.8	15.0	X	The 1924 Pasinler earthquake resulted in 60 deaths. 380 homes were destroyed.	60
14 [56]	United States, Rat Islands, Alaska	6.6	25.0
14 [57]	Philippines, northeast of Mindanao	6.4	15.0
16 [58]	Turkestan ASSR, Districts of Republican Subordination	6.2	35.0
18 [59]	Japan, Ibaraki Prefecture, Honshu	6.6	35.0

October

October

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw   Afghanistan
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 [60]	China, western Xizang Province	6.5	15.0
13 [61]	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	7.2	179.4
18 [62]	Colombia, off the west coast	6.6	15.0
20 [63]	Russian SFSR, Commander Islands	6.6	25.0
27 [64]	Philippines, Mindanao	6.2	20.0

November

November

Strongest magnitude	6.7 Mw   Japan
Deadliest	0.0 Mw   Dutch East Indies 60 deaths
Total fatalities	60
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
12 [65]	Dutch East Indies, central Java	0.0	0.0		60 people died and landslides were reported. The magnitude and depth were unknown.	60
25 [66]	Japan, Hokkaido	6.7	300.0

December

December

Strongest magnitude	7.0 Mw Russian SFSR 2 events
Deadliest	0.0 Mw   Dutch East Indies 727 deaths
Total fatalities	727
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	4

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
2 [67]	Dutch East Indies, central Java	0.0	0.0	IX	727 people were killed and major damage was reported. This event came a few weeks after another less destructive one. Again the magnitude and depth were unknown.	727
5 [68]	Dutch East Indies, northern Molucca Sea	6.5	200.0
9 [69]	New Guinea, Gulf of Papua	6.2	15.0
14 [70]	Argentina, San Luis Province	6.3	33.0
15 [71]	New Hebrides	6.5	210.0
27 [72]	Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands	7.0	35.0	rowspan="2"| An example of a doublet earthquake.
28 [73]	Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands	7.0	35.0

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