List of earthquakes in 1914

This is a list of earthquakes in 1914. 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 17 events exceeding magnitude 7. The largest of these was a magnitude 8.1 in Indonesia in May. The deadliest event of the year was in Turkey in October with 4,000 deaths. Several other events resulted in sizable death tolls. Italy, Dutch East Indies and Japan were affected.

Earthquakes in 1914

Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1914 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	Dutch East Indies, off the northern coast of Papua (province) (Magnitude 8.1) May 26
Deadliest	Ottoman Empire, Burdur Province, (Magnitude 7.0) October 3 4,000 deaths
Total fatalities	4,380+
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
← 1913 1915 →

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	4,000	7.0	Ottoman Empire, Burdur Province	IX (Violent)	15.0	October 3
2	120	4.9	Kingdom of Italy, Giarre, Province of Catania	X (Extreme)	0.0	May 8
3	101	8.1	Dutch East Indies, off the northern coast of Papua (province)	IX (Violent)	15.0	May 26
4	94	7.0	Empire of Japan, Akita Prefecture, Honshu	( )	5.0	March 14
5	29	6.7	Empire of Japan, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu	( )	5.0	January 12
6	20	7.6	Dutch East Indies, off southwest coast of Sumatra	( )	35.0	June 25
7	14	6.3	Greece, Lefkada	IX (Violent)	30.0	November 27

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	8.1	101	Dutch East Indies off the northern coast of Papua (province)	IX (Violent)	15.0	May 26
2	7.9	0	Empire of Japan, Volcano Islands	( )	110.0	November 24
= 3	7.6	0	Chile, off the coast of Bio-Bio Region	( )	15.0	January 30
= 3	7.6	20	Dutch East Indies, off southwest coast of Sumatra	( )	35.0	June 25
= 4	7.4	0	France, east of Guadeloupe	( )	100.0	October 3
= 4	7.4	0	Dutch East Indies, north of Halmahera	( )	35.0	October 23
5	7.3	1	China, northern Xinjiang Province	VIII (Severe)	15.0	August 4
= 6	7.2	0	Bolivia, Oruro Department	( )	130.0	February 26
= 6	7.2	0	Mexico, Chiapas	( )	150.0	March 30
= 6	7.2	0	British Solomon Islands, south of	( )	50.0	April 11
= 6	7.2	0	British Raj, Andaman Islands	( )	80.0	October 11
7	7.1	0	Dutch East Indies, Banda Sea	( )	200.0	July 4
= 8	7.0	0	Russian Empire, off the east coast of Kamchatka	( )	60.0	January 20
= 8	7.0	94	Empire of Japan, Akita Prefecture, Honshu	( )	5.0	March 14
= 8	7.0	0	British Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands	( )	50.0	June 20
= 8	7.0	4,000	Ottoman Empire, Burdur Province	IX (Violent)	15.0	October 3
= 8	7.0	0	New Zealand, Waikato region, North Island	( )	100.0	November 22

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

January

Strongest magnitude	7.6 Mw Chile
Deadliest	6.7 Mw Empire of Japan 29 deaths
Total fatalities	29
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
12[1][2]	Empire of Japan, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu	6.7	5.0		When the earthquake struck the Sakurajima volcano erupted. The earthquake itself caused 29 deaths and 120 homes to collapse.	29
20[3]	Russian Empire, off the east coast of Kamchatka	7.0	60.0
30[4]	Chile, off the coast of Bio-Bio Region	7.6	15.0

February

February

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw Bolivia
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[5]	British Raj, Balochistan, Pakistan	6.8	100.0
7[6]	Empire of Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	6.8	35.0
26[7]	Bolivia, Oruro Department	7.2	130.0

March

March

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw Mexico
Deadliest	7.0 Mw Japan 94 deaths
Total fatalities	94
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
14[8][9]	Japan, Akita Prefecture, Honshu	7.0	5.0		The 1914 Senboku earthquake caused 94 deaths. 640 homes were destroyed.	94
28[10]	China, Yunnan Province	6.7	100.0
30[11]	Mexico, Chiapas	7.2	150.0

April

April

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw British Solomon Islands
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
11[12]	British Solomon Islands, south of	7.2	50.0

May

May

Strongest magnitude	8.1 Mw Dutch East Indies
Deadliest	4.9 Mw Italy 120 deaths
Total fatalities	221+
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	2

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
8[13]	Italy, Giarre, Province of Catania	4.9	0.0	X	120 deaths were caused as well as the destruction of 223 homes. Depth unknown.	120
24[14]	Portuguese Angola, Cuanza Sul Province	6.0	35.0
26[15][16][17]	Dutch East Indies, off the north coast of Papua (province)	8.1	15.0	IX	At least 101 people were killed and many homes were destroyed. A tsunami contributed to the destruction.	101+
28[18]	Panama, Kuna de Wargandi	6.9	70.0

June

June

Strongest magnitude	7.6 Mw Dutch East Indies
Deadliest	7.6 Mw Dutch East Indies 20 deaths
Total fatalities	20
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
20[19]	British Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands	7.0	50.0
25[20][21]	Dutch East Indies, off the southwest coast of Sumatra	7.6	35.0		20 people were killed and another 20 were injured. A few homes were destroyed.	20	20

July

July

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw Dutch East Indies
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
4[22]	Japan, northwest of the Ryukyu Islands	6.7	200.0
4[23]	Dutch East Indies, Banda Sea	7.1	200.0
6[24]	Taiwan, off the east coast	6.6	60.0

August

August

Strongest magnitude	7.3 Mw China
Deadliest	7.3 Mw China 1 death
Total fatalities	1
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
3[25]	Jamaica, north of	6.0	35.0
4[26][27]	China, northern Xinjiang Province	7.3	15.0	VIII	1 person was killed and some homes were destroyed.	1
6[28]	Dutch East Indies, Flores Sea	6.7	600.0

September

September

Strongest magnitude	6.5 Mw Russia
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
11[29]	Russia, Kuril Islands	6.5	35.0

October

October

Strongest magnitude	7.4 Mw 2 events
Deadliest	7.0 Mw Turkey 4,000 deaths
Total fatalities	4,001
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	4

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3[30]	France, east of Guadeloupe	7.4	100.0
3[31][32]	Turkey, Burdur Province	7.0	15.0	IX	At least 4,000 deaths were caused by the 1914 Burdur earthquake. Another 700 people were injured. Extensive damage was caused with over 17,000 homes collapsing.	4,000	700
7[33][34]	New Zealand, Gisborne Region	6.6	12.0	IX	The 1914 East Cape earthquakes caused 1 death as well as some damage.	1
9[35]	India, Himachal Pradesh	6.3	20.0
11[36]	India, Andaman Islands	7.2	80.0
17[37]	Greece, Central Greece (region)	6.0	0.0	X	Depth unknown.
23[38]	Dutch East Indies, north of Halmahera	7.4	35.0
28[39]	New Zealand, off the east coast of North Island	6.5	35.0

November

November

Strongest magnitude	7.9 Mw Japan
Deadliest	6.3 Mw Greece 14 deaths
Total fatalities	14
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[40]	New Zealand, Waikato region, North Island	7.0	100.0
24[41]	Japan, Volcano Islands	7.9	110.0
27[42]	Greece, Lefkada	6.3	30.0	IX	14 people were killed. Many homes were damaged or destroyed.	14
28[43]	Japan, Ryukyu Islands	6.9	35.0

December

December

Strongest magnitude	6.7 Mw Peru
Deadliest	6.7 Mw Peru 400 deaths
Total fatalities	400
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
2	Peru, Ayacucho Region, Parinacochas Province	6.7	400.0		The Marcabamba church tumbled down.	400