List of earthquakes in 1906
     Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1906
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Strongest magnitude |
 off coast of Ecuador, January 31, Magnitude 8.6 | ||
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| Deadliest |
 Valparaiso Region, Chile, August 17 (Magnitude 8.2) 4,000 deaths | ||
| Total fatalities | 7,507 | ||
| Number by magnitude | |||
| 9.0+ | 0 | ||
| 8.0−8.9 | 4 | ||
| 7.0−7.9 | 20 | ||
| 6.0−6.9 | 13 | ||
| 5.0−5.9 | 3 | ||
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← 1905 1907 → | |||
This is a list of earthquakes in 1906. Only magnitude 6.0 earthquakes appear on the list, exceptions to this are earthquakes which have caused death, injury or damage. All dates are listed according to UTC time. This year saw a number of historic earthquakes of which their significance was felt for many years after.
Overall
By death toll
| Rank | Death toll | Magnitude | Location | Depth (km) | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,000 | 8.2 | Valparaiso Region, Chile |
0.0 | August 17th |
| 2 | 1,258 | 6.8 |  Chiayi County, Taiwan |
5.0 | March 16th |
| 3 | 1,000 | 8.6 | Ecuador-Colombia border line |
0.0 | January 31st |
| 4 | 700 | 7.7 |  off the coast of San Francisco, California |
10.0 | April 18th |
| 5 | 280 | 7.2 | .svg.png){kind=small} northern Xinjiang Province, China |
0.0 | December 22nd |
| 6 | 101 | 5.5 | Yunnan Province, China |
0.0 | January 7th |
| 6 | 101 | 6.5 | Fujian Province, China |
0.0 | March 28th |
| 7 | 51 | 8.0 |  New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
0.0 | September 14th |
| 8 | 15 | 7.1 | Chiayi County, Taiwan |
5.0 | April 13th |
- Note: At least 10 casualties
By magnitude
| Rank | Magnitude | Death toll | Location | Depth (km) | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8.6 | 1,000 | Ecuador-Colombia border line |
0.0 | January 31st |
| 2 | 8.4 | 0 | Rat Islands, Alaska |
0.0 | August 17th |
| 3 | 8.2 | 4,000 | Valparaiso Region, Chile |
0.0 | August 17th |
| 4 | 8.0 | 51 | New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
0.0 | September 14th |
| 5 | 7.7 | 0 | off south coast of Honshu, Japan |
350.0 | January 21st |
| 5 | 7.7 | 700 | off the coast of San Francisco, California |
10.0 | April 18th |
| 6 | 7.5 | 0 | Chimborazo Province, Ecuador |
150.0 | September 28th |
| 7 | 7.2 | 0 |  Revilla Gigedo Islands, Mexico |
0.0 | April 10th |
| 7 | 7.2 | 0 | Bismarck Sea |
0.0 | October 2nd |
| 7 | 7.2 | 0 |  northwest of Australia |
0.0 | November 19th |
| 7 | 7.2 | 0 |  north of Martinique |
100.0 | December 3rd |
| 7 | 7.2 | 0 |  Tonga |
0.0 | December 19th |
| 7 | 7.2 | 280 | northern Xinjiang Province, China |
0.0 | December 22nd |
| 7 | 7.2 | Kodiak Island, Alaska |
0.0 | December 23rd | |
| 8 | 7.1 | 0 |  Solomon Islands |
0.0 | February 19th |
| 8 | 7.1 | 0 |  Almaty Province, Kazakhstan |
60.0 | March 2nd |
| 8 | 7.1 | 15 | Chiayi County, Taiwan |
5.0 | April 13th |
| 8 | 7.1 | 0 | Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea |
0.0 | June 1st |
| 8 | 7.1 | 0 | Bay of Bengal |
60.0 | June 24th |
| 8 | 7.1 | 0 | Tarapaca Region, Chile |
0.0 | August 30th |
| 8 | 7.1 | 0 | Babuyan Islands, Philippines |
60.0 | October 17th |
| 9 | 7.0 | 0 | Bismarck Sea |
0.0 | August 26th |
| 9 | 7.0 | 0 | southeast of Honshu, Japan |
35.0 | September 7th |
| 9 | 7.0 | 0 | off coast of Tarapaca Region, Chile |
35.0 | December 26th |
- Note: At least 7.0 magnitude
Notable events
January - March
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A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China on January 7 at an unknown depth. Many (at least 101) deaths were reported as well as some damage in the province.[1] - A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the south coast of Honshu, Japan on January 21 at a depth of 350.0 km.[2]
- A magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador and Colombia on January 31 at a depth of 0.0 km.[3] The quake resulted in at least 1,000 deaths, major damage and a tsunami.[4] This was the largest quake of the century so far and also the largest until at least 1922
- An earthquake struck the western side of Saint Lucia on February 16. The magnitude and depth were unknown. Some damage was reported in the area.[5]
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on February 19 at a depth of 0.0 km.[6]
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Almaty Province, Kazakhstan on March 2 at a depth of 60.0 km.[7]
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck north of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador on March 3 at a depth of 0.0 km.[8]
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Chiayi County, Taiwan on March 16 at a depth of 5.0 km.[9] 1,258 people were killed with a further 145 injured. 6,769 homes were destroyed in the area.[10]
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Fujian Province, China on March 28 at an unknown depth. There was many (at least 101) deaths, some (at least 51 injuries) and a moderate amount of damage.[11]
April - June
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Revilla Gigedo Islands, Mexico on April 10 at a depth of 0.0 km.[12]
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Chiayi County, Taiwan on April 13 at a depth of 5.0 km.[13] There was 15 people killed, 84 further injured and the destruction of 1,794 homes.[14]
- A magnitude 6.9 aftershock struck Chiayi County, Taiwan on April 13 at a depth of 5.0 km.[15] This being a similar magnitude to the main shock means that it could be classed as a doublet earthquake.
- A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck just off the coast of San Francisco, California on April 18 at a depth of 10.0 km.[16] This event was the worst in California's history in terms of the death toll which ranges from 700 to an estimated 3,000. The fire which followed contributed to the death and damage count. Approximately 28,188 homes were destroyed and damage costs came to approx $400–530 million. No other earthquake has since surpassed this event in terms of magnitude in California as of 2014.[17][18][19]
- A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China in May at an unknown depth. 1 person was killed and many homes were destroyed in the province.[20]
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea on June 1 at a depth of 0.0 km.[21]
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Batanes Islands, Philippines on June 19 at a depth of 60.0 km.[22]
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Bay of Bengal on June 24 at a depth of 60.0 km.[23]
July - September
- A magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck the Rat Islands, Alaska on August 17 at a depth of 0.0 km. This earthquake came only 30 minutes before the next event in Chile which is an extremely short timespan for two events of this magnitude being so far away from each other.[24]
- A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Valparaiso Region, Chile on August 17 at a depth of 0.0 km.[25] At least 4,000 people were killed and severe damage was caused in the Valparaiso area. Damage costs were a minimum of $100 million (1906 rate).[26]
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Valparaiso Region, Chile on August 19 at a depth of 0.0 km.[27]
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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Oromia Region, Ethiopia on August 25 at a depth of 0.0 km.[28] - A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Bismarck Sea on August 26 at a depth of 0.0 km.[29]
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Tarapaca Region, Chile on August 30 at a depth of 0.0 km.[30]
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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Sagaing Region of Myanmar on August 31 at a depth of 100.0 km.[31] - A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck southeast of Honshu, Japan on September 7 at a depth of 35.0 km.[32]
- A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck south of New Britain, Papua New Guinea on September 14 at a depth of 0.0 km.[33] There was at least 51 deaths and major damage. A tsunami was observed.[34]
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Bismarck Sea on September 17 at a depth of 0.0 km.[35]
- A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Chimborazo Province, Ecuador on September 28 at a depth of 150.0 km.[36]
October - December
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Bismarck Sea on October 2 at a depth of 0.0 km.[37] A tsunami and some damage were reported.[38]
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Sea of Okhotsk on October 8 at a depth of 200.0 km.[39]
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Babuyan Islands, Philippines on October 17 at a depth of 60.0 km.[40]
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Jizzakh Province, Uzbekistan on October 24 at a depth of 0.0 km.[41]
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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Balkh Province, Afghanistan on October 24 at a depth of 32.0 km.[42] - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia on November 14 at a depth of 0.0 km.[43]
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean to the northwest of Australia on November 19 at a depth of 0.0 km.[44]
- A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Volta Region, Ghana on November 20 at an unknown depth. Many homes were destroyed in the area.[45]
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck north of Martinique on December 3 at a depth of 100.0 km.[46]
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Tonga on December 18 at a depth of 0.0 km. This was possibly a foreshock to the following event.[47]
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Tonga on December 19 at a depth of 0.0 km.[48]
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck northern Xinjiang Province, China on December 22 at a depth of 0.0 km.[49] 280 people died and more than 2,000 homes were destroyed.[50]
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Kodiak Island, Alaska on December 23 at a depth of 0.0 km.[51]
- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Tarapaca Region, Chile on December 26 at a depth of 0.0 km.[52]
References
- ↑ "19060107 CHINA". National Geophysical Data Center. February 17, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.7 - near the south coast of Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. February 17, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ↑ "M8.6 - near the coast of Ecuador". United States Geological Survey. February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ↑ "19060131 ECUADOR". National Geophysical Data Center. February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ↑ "19060216 SAINT LUCIA". National Geophysical Data Center. February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.1 - Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.1 - Kyrgyzstan". United States Geological Survey. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ "M6.8 - Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region". United States Geological Survey. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ "M6.8 - Taiwan". United States Geological Survey. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ "19060316 TAIWAN". National Geophysical Data Center. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ "19060328 CHINA". National Geophysical Data Center. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.2 - Revilla Gigedo Islands region". United States Geological Survey. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.1 - Taiwan". United States Geological Survey. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ "19060413 TAIWAN". National Geophysical Data Center. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ "M6.9 - Taiwan". United States Geological Survey. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.7 - offshore Northern California". United States Geological Survey. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ "San Francisco, California". United States Geological Survey. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ "19060418 CALIFORNIA". National Geophysical Data Center. February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Magnitude 7 and Greater Earthquakes in the United States". United States Geological Survey. March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ "190605 CHINA". National Geophysical Data Center. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.1 - Ninigo Islands region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "M6.9 - Batan Islands region, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.1 - Bay of Bengal". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "M8.4 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "M8.2 - Valparaiso, Chile". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "19060817 CHILE". National Geophysical Data Center. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "M6.9 - offshore Valparaiso, Chile". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "M6.8 - Ethiopia". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.0 - Bismarck Sea". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.1 - Tarapaca, Chile". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "M6.7 - Myanmar-India border region". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.0 - near the east coast of Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "M8.0 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "19060914 PAPUA NEW GUINEA". National Geophysical Data Center. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "M6.8 - Bismarck Sea". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.5 - Ecuador". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.2 - Bismarck Sea". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "19061002 PAPUA NEW GUINEA". National Geophysical Data Center. February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "M6.7 - northwest of the Kuril Islands". United States Geological Survey. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.1 - Philippine Islands region". United States Geological Survey. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "M6.9 - eastern Uzbekistan". United States Geological Survey. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "M6.8 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "M6.9 - southeast of the Loyalty Islands". United States Geological Survey. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.2 - northwest of Australia". United States Geological Survey. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "19061120 GHANA". National Geophysical Data Center. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.2 - Martinique region, Windward Islands". United States Geological Survey. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "M6.8 - Tonga region". United States Geological Survey. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.2 - Tonga region". United States Geological Survey. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.2 - northern Xinjiang, China". United States Geological Survey. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "19061222 CHINA". National Geophysical Data Center. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.2 - Kodiak Island region, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ "M7.0 - off the coast of Tarapaca, Chile". United States Geological Survey. March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
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