List of earthquakes in 1913

This is a list of earthquakes in 1913. 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 busy year with activity clustered around Japan, the Philippines, Peru and the southwest Pacific Islands. The deadliest quake of the year struck China with over 940 of the total deaths in December. Peru, the Philippines and Ecuador contributed to the death toll with destructive events. In March, the Philippines had the years largest event which measured 7.8.

Earthquakes in 1913

Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1913 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	Philippines, south of Mindanao March 14 (Magnitude 7.8)
Deadliest	China, Yunnan Province December 21 (Magnitude 6.7) 942 deaths
Total fatalities	1,445
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
← 1912 1914 →

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	942	6.7	China, Yunnan Province	IX (Violent)	15.0	December 21
2	150	6.3	Peru, Apurimac Region	X (Extreme)	10.0	November 4
3	138	7.8	Philippines, south of Mindanao	IX (Violent)	15.0	March 14
4	101	7.7	Ecuador, El Oro Province	VII (Very strong)	50.0	February 24
= 5	51	7.7	Peru, off the south coast of	X (Extreme)	25.0	August 6
= 5	51	6.0	China, Sichuan Province	VIII (Severe)	0.0	August 31
6	11	5.8	Iran, Hormozgan Province	( )	0.0	March 24

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	7.8	138	Philippines, south of Mindanao	IX (Violent)	15.0	March 14
= 2	7.7	101	Ecuador, El Oro Province	VII (Very strong)	50.0	February 24
= 2	7.7	0	Tonga	( )	25.0	June 26
= 2	7.7	51	Peru, off the south coast of	X (Extreme)	25.0	August 6
3	7.6	0	New Hebrides	( )	230.0	October 14
4	7.3	0	Dutch East Indies, southern Sumatra	( )	75.0	August 13
= 5	7.2	0	Dutch East Indies, north of Minahasa Peninsula, Sulawesi	( )	0.0	January 11
= 5	7.2	0	Japan, Volcano Islands	( )	80.0	March 23
= 5	7.2	0	Philippines, east of Mindanao	( )	0.0	April 25
= 5	7.2	0	German New Guinea, East New Britain Province	( )	15.0	May 30
= 5	7.2	0	New Hebrides	( )	80.0	November 10
6	7.1	0	France, southeast of Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	( )	150.0	November 15
= 7	7.0	0	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	( )	0.0	February 20
= 7	7.0	0	Northern Mariana Islands, northeast of Rota (island)	( )	0.0	May 18
= 7	7.0	0	United States, south of the Andreanof Islands, Alaska	( )	0.0	June 22
= 7	7.0	0	Peru, off the south coast of	IX (Violent)	0.0	July 28
= 7	7.0	0	New Guinea, off the east coast of mainland	( )	0.0	October 11

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

January

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw Dutch East Indies
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
7[1]	Taiwan, off the east coast	6.7	0.0		Depth unknown.
8[2]	Taiwan, off the east coast	6.5	0.0		Aftershock. Depth unknown.
11[3]	Dutch East Indies, north of the Minahasa Peninsula, Sulawesi	7.2	0.0		Depth unknown.
19[4][5]	Russia, Kuril Islands	6.9	150.0		Some damage was caused.

February

February

Strongest magnitude	7.7 Mw Ecuador
Deadliest	7.7 Mw Ecuador 101+ deaths
Total fatalities	101+
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
14[6]	British Solomon Islands	6.6	100.0
20[7]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.
22[8]	New Zealand, Westport, New Zealand	6.8	33.0	VIII	A few homes were destroyed.
24[9]	Ecuador, El Oro Province	7.7	50.0	VII	At least 101 people were killed and many homes were destroyed.	101+

March

March

Strongest magnitude	7.8 Mw Philippines
Deadliest	7.8 Mw Philippines 138 deaths
Total fatalities	149
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	4
5.0–5.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3[10]	Japan, Ryukyu Islands	6.6	150.0
6[11]	China, Xizang Province	6.2	35.0
6[12]	China, Xizang Province	6.4	35.0
14[13][14]	Philippines, south of Mindanao	7.8	15.0	IX	The 1913 Sulawesi–Mindanao earthquake killed 138 people and at least 51 were injured. Many homes were destroyed. Changes to the terrain were recorded.	138	51+
23[15]	Japan, Volcano Islands	7.1	80.0
24[16]	Iran, Hormozgan Province	5.8	0.0		11 people died.	11
31[17]	United States, Andreanof Islands, Alaska	6.7	60.0

April

April

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw Philippines
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
2[18]	Japan, east of Kyushu	6.7	35.0
13[19]	Japan, east of Kyushu	6.6	35.0
25[20]	Philippines, east of Mindanao	7.2	0.0		Depth unknown.

May

May

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw German New Guinea
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
8[21]	Tonga	6.9	200.0
18[22]	Northern Mariana Islands, northeast of Rota (island)	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.
30[23]	German New Guinea, East New Britain Province	7.2	15.0

June

June

Strongest magnitude	7.7 Mw Tonga
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
4[24]	German New Guinea, east of Mussau Island	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
14[25][26]	Bulgaria, Ruse Province	6.6	15.0	XI
22[27]	United States, south of the Andreanof Islands	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.
26[28]	Tonga	7.7	25.0

July

July

Strongest magnitude	7.0 Mw Peru
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
25[29]	Nicaragua, off the east coast	6.3	35.0
28[30][31]	Peru, off the south coast	7.0	0.0	IX	Some damage was caused. Depth unknown.

August

August

Strongest magnitude	7.7 Mw Peru
Deadliest	2 events each caused 51+ deaths
Total fatalities	102+
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
1[32]	Russia, east of the Kuril Islands	6.9	15.0
6[33][34]	Peru, off the south coast	7.7	25.0	X	At least 51 people were killed. Many homes were damaged or destroyed. Caraveli was destroyed.	51+
13[35]	Dutch East Indies, southern Sumatra	7.3	75.0
31[36]	China, Sichuan Province	6.0	0.0	VIII	At least 51 people were killed and some homes were destroyed. The date and depth of the event were unknown.	51+

September

September

Strongest magnitude	6.2 Mw Ethiopian Empire
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
16[37]	Ethiopian Empire, Debub Omo Zone	6.2	35.0

October

October

Strongest magnitude	7.6 Mw New Hebrides
Deadliest	6.7 Mw Panama 1+ deaths
Total fatalities	1+
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
2[38]	Panama, off the south coast	6.7	0.0		At least 1 person was killed. A few homes were destroyed while many more were damaged.	1+
11[39]	German New Guinea, off the east coast of mainland	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.
11[40]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	6.9	35.0
12[41]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	6.6	35.0
14[42]	New Hebrides	7.6	230.0

November

November

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw New Hebrides
Deadliest	6.3 Mw Peru 150 deaths
Total fatalities	150
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
4[43]	Peru, Apurimac Region	6.3	10.0	X	150 people died and many homes were destroyed.	150
10[44]	New Hebrides	7.2	80.0
15[45]	France, southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	7.1	150.0

December

December

Strongest magnitude	6.7 Mw China
Deadliest	6.7 Mw China 942 deaths
Total fatalities	942
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[46][47]	China, Yunnan Province	6.7	15.0	IX	The 1913 Eshan earthquake killed 942 people and left 112 others injured. Extensive damage with many homes being destroyed.	942	112