List of earthquakes in 1909

Earthquakes in 1909

Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1909 5.0−5.9 magnitude 6.0−6.9 magnitude 7.0−7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	4 events reached magnitude 7.6. See below table.
Deadliest	Isfahan Province, Iran January 23 (Magnitude 7.0) 5,500 deaths
Total fatalities	6,078
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	19
6.0−6.9	25
5.0−5.9	2
← 1908 1910 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1909. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. All dates are listed according to UTC time. This year was marked by a large increase in the number of events that caused deaths and damage compared to 1908.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7003550000000000000♠5,500	7000700000000000000♠7.0	Isfahan Province, Iran	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-01-23-0000January 23rd
7000200000000000000♠2	7002231000000000000♠231	7000700000000000000♠7.0	Balochistan Province, Pakistan	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-10-20-0000October 20th
7000300000000000000♠3	7002101000000000000♠101	7000720000000000000♠7.2	west central Sumatra, Indonesia	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-06-03-0000June 3rd
7000400000000000000♠4	7002100000000000000♠100	5000000000000000000♠0.0	Tetouan Province, Morocco	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-01-29-0000January 29th
7000500000000000000♠5	7001410000000000000♠41	7000670000000000000♠6.7	Shiga Prefecture, Honshu, Japan	7000500000000000000♠5.0	02015-08-14-0000August 14th
7000600000000000000♠6	7001400000000000000♠40	7000620000000000000♠6.2	Vaucluse, France	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-06-11-0000June 11th
7000700000000000000♠7	7001300000000000000♠30	7000660000000000000♠6.6	Santarem District, Portugal	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-04-23-0000April 23rd
7000800000000000000♠8	7001210000000000000♠21	7000650000000000000♠6.5	Yunnan Province, China	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-05-11-0000May 11th
7000900000000000000♠9	7001100000000000000♠10	5000000000000000000♠0.0	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-07-08-0000July 8th

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7000760000000000000♠7.6	5000000000000000000♠0	Fiji	7002550000000000000♠550.0	02015-02-22-0000February 22nd
7000100000000000000♠1	7000760000000000000♠7.6	5000000000000000000♠0	off the southeast coast of Honshu, Japan	7001350000000000000♠35.0	02015-03-13-0000March 13th
7000100000000000000♠1	7000760000000000000♠7.6	5000000000000000000♠0	Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan	7002230000000000000♠230.0	02015-07-07-0000July 7th
7000100000000000000♠1	7000760000000000000♠7.6	5000000000000000000♠0	off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-07-30-0000July 30th
7000200000000000000♠2	7000750000000000000♠7.5	5000000000000000000♠0	Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan	7002150000000000000♠150.0	02015-11-10-0000November 10th
7000300000000000000♠3	7000720000000000000♠7.2	7002101000000000000♠101	west central Sumatra, Indonesia	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-06-03-0000June 3rd
7000300000000000000♠3	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Atacama, Chile	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-06-08-0000June 8th
7000300000000000000♠3	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	southeast of Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	7002100000000000000♠100.0	02015-08-18-0000August 18th
7000400000000000000♠4	7000710000000000000♠7.1	7000900000000000000♠9	off the northeast coast of Taiwan	7000500000000000000♠5.0	02015-04-14-0000April 14th
7000400000000000000♠4	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Talaud Islands, Indonesia	7002100000000000000♠100.0	02015-04-25-0000April 25th
7000400000000000000♠4	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	southern Pacific Ocean north of Papua New Guinea	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-04-27-0000April 27th
7000400000000000000♠4	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	southwest of Yamdena, Indonesia	7002100000000000000♠100.0	02015-05-30-0000May 30th
7000400000000000000♠4	7000710000000000000♠7.1	7000400000000000000♠4	north of Taiwan	7000500000000000000♠5.0	02015-11-21-0000November 21st
7000500000000000000♠5	7000700000000000000♠7.0	7003550000000000000♠5,500	Isfahan Province, Iran	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-01-23-0000January 23rd
7000500000000000000♠5	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Rat Islands, Alaska	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-04-10-0000April 10th
7000500000000000000♠5	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia	7002250000000000000♠250.0	02015-05-17-0000May 17th
7000500000000000000♠5	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Fox Islands, Alaska	7001900000000000000♠90.0	02015-09-08-0000September 8th
7000500000000000000♠5	7000700000000000000♠7.0	7002231000000000000♠231	Balochistan Province, Pakistan	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-10-20-0000October 20th
7000500000000000000♠5	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Solomon Islands	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-12-09-0000December 9th

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January – March

• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Isfahan Province, Iran on January 23 at a depth of 0.0 km.^[1] There was at least 5,500 deaths and some damage in the area.^[2]
• An earthquake struck near to the city of Tetouan, in Morocco on January 29. The magnitude and depth were unknown. At least 100 people died and major damage was caused.^[3]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Sivas Province, Turkey on February 9 at a depth of 60.0 km.^[4]
• A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Fiji on February 22 at a depth of 550.0 km.^[5]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the eastern Pacific Ocean on February 26 at a depth of 60.0 km.^[6]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck just north of Yakushima Island, Japan on March 10 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[7]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the southeast coast of Honshu, Japan on March 12 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[8] Some damage was caused at Choshi. A tsunami that had been generated. This was a foreshock to the following event.^[9]
• A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the southeast coast of Honshu, Japan on March 13 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[10] Further damage was caused at Choshi and a tsunami was again generated.^[11]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Izu Islands, Japan on March 17 at a depth of 450.0 km.^[12]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia on March 17 at a depth of 0.0 km. This event came within 30 minutes of the Japan earthquake.^[13]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the southeast coast of Honshu, Japan on March 22 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[14]

April - June

• April 10 was an extremely active day with the following 3 events occurring:

• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu at a depth of 0.0 km.^[15]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Laptev Sea, Russia at a depth of 0.0 km.^[16]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Rat Islands, Alaska at a depth of 0.0 km. This came within an hour of the Russian event.^[17]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Taiwan on April 14 at a depth of 5.0 km.^[18] 9 people died, 51 were injured and 122 homes were destroyed.^[19]
• A rare magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Santarem District east of Lisbon, Portugal on April 23 at an unknown depth. 30 people died and many homes were destroyed or damaged in the area.^[20]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Talaud Islands, Indonesia on April 25 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[21]
• An earthquake struck near the base of Mount Cameroon, Cameroon on April 26 at an unknown depth. Some damage was caused in the area which was also affected by the eruption of the volcano at this time.^[22]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean to the north of Papua New Guinea on April 27 at a depth of 0.0 km.^[23]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest Mid-Indian Ridge on April 29 at a depth of 0.0 km.^[24]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China on May 11 at an unknown depth. The quake resulted in 21 deaths and the destruction of many homes.^[25]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia on May 17 at a depth of 250.0 km.^[26]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southwest of Yamdena, Indonesia on May 30 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[27]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck west central Sumatra, Indonesia on June 3 at a depth of 0.0 km.^[28] Many (at least 101) people were killed and many homes were destroyed or damaged. A tsunami was detected in the area. ^[29]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Atacama Region, Chile on June 8th at a depth of 0.0km. ^[30]
• A rare magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Vaucluse, France on June 11th at an unknown depth. 40 people were killed and some damage was caused. ^[31]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Vanuatu on June 12th at a depth of 0.0km. ^[32]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on June 27th at a depth of 0.0km. ^[33]

July - September

• A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan on July 7th at a depth of 230.0km. ^[34]
• An earthquake struck Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan on July 8th at an unknown depth. There was reportedly 10 people killed and damage in the Swat valley area. ^[35]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Sea of Okhotsk on July 13 at a depth of 250.0km. ^[36]
• A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck West Greece, Greece on July 15th at a depth of 4.0km. At least 1 person was killed. ^[37]
• A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico on July 30th at a depth of 0.0km. ^[38] There was extensive damage in Acapulco. ^[39]
• A magnitude 6.9 aftershock struck off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico on July 31st at a depth of 0.0km. ^[40]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck eastern Xizang Province, China on August 4th at a depth of 0.0km. ^[41]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck under Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Honshu, Japan on August 14th at a depth of 5.0km. ^[42] 41 people were killed and 976 homes were destroyed in the area. ^[43]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck just northeast of San Jose, Costa Rica on August 16th at a depth of 0.0km. ^[44]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia on August 18th at a depth of 100.0km. ^[45]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Fox Islands, Alaska on September 8th at a depth of 90.0km. ^[46]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Ryukyu Islands, Japan on September 10th at a depth of 100.0km. ^[47]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck south of Hokkaido, Japan on September 16th at a depth of 35.0km. ^[48]

October - December

• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Balochistan Province, Pakistan on October 20th at a depth of 0.0km. ^[49] 231 deaths were reported in the area as well as some damage. ^[50]
• A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Bursa Province, Turkey on October 29th at an unknown depth. Fairly extensive damage was caused. ^[51]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia on October 30th at a depth of 250.0km. ^[52]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the northern East Pacific Rise on October 31st at a depth of 0.0km. ^[53]
• A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan on November 10th at a depth of 150.0km. ^[54]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck north of Taiwan on November 21st at a depth of 5.0km. ^[55] 4 people died and 14 homes were destroyed. ^[56]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on December 9th at a depth of 0.0km. ^[57]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck south of the Mariana Islands on December 9th at a depth of 50.0km. ^[58] Some damage was caused on Guam. ^[59]

References

1. ↑ "M7.0 - central Iran". United States Geological Survey. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
2. ↑ "19090123 IRAN". National Geophysical Data Center. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
3. ↑ "19090129 MOROCCO". National Geophysical Data Center. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
4. ↑ "M6.6 - central Turkey". United States Geological Survey. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
5. ↑ "M7.6 - Fiji region". United States Geological Survey. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
6. ↑ "M6.9 - east central Pacific Ocean". United States Geological Survey. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
7. ↑ "M6.5 - Kyushu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
8. ↑ "M6.9 - off the east coast of Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
9. ↑ "19090312 JAPAN". National Geophysical Data Center. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
10. ↑ "M7.6 - off the east coast of Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
11. ↑ "19090313 JAPAN". National Geophysical Data Center. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
12. ↑ "M6.7 - Izu Islands, Japan region". United States Geological Survey. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
13. ↑ "M6.9 - Sulawesi, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
14. ↑ "M6.6 - near the east coast of Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
15. ↑ "M6.9 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
16. ↑ "M6.6 - Laptev Sea". United States Geological Survey. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
17. ↑ "M7.0 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
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20. ↑ "19090423 PORTUGAL". National Geophysical Data Center. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014. 
21. ↑ "M7.1 - Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014. 
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23. ↑ "M7.1 - Admiralty Islands region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014. 
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25. ↑ "19090511 CHINA". National Geophysical Data Center. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014. 
26. ↑ "M7.0 - Chuquisaca, Bolivia". United States Geological Survey. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014. 
27. ↑ "M7.1 - Kepulauan Tanimbar, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014. 
28. ↑ "M7.2 - Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014. 
29. ↑ "19090603 INDONESIA". National Geophysical Data Center. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014. 
30. ↑ "M7.2 - Atacama, Chile". United States Geological Survey. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014. 
31. ↑ "19090611 FRANCE". National Geophysical Data Center. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014. 
32. ↑ "M6.9 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014. 
33. ↑ "M6.8 - Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014. 
34. ↑ "M7.6 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014. 
35. ↑ "19090708 PAKISTAN". National Geophysical Data Center. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014. 
36. ↑ "On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. April 12, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2014. 
37. ↑ "19090715 GREECE". National Geophysical Data Center. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
38. ↑ "M7.6 - offshore Guerrero, Mexico". United States Geological Survey. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
39. ↑ "19090730 MEXICO". National Geophysical Data Center. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
40. ↑ "M6.9 - offshore Guerrero, Mexico". United States Geological Survey. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
41. ↑ "M6.5 - eastern Xizang". United States Geological Survey. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
42. ↑ "M6.7 - western Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
43. ↑ "19090814 JAPAN". National Geophysical Data Center. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
44. ↑ "M6.8 - Costa Rica". United States Geological Survey. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
45. ↑ "M7.2 - southeast of the Loyalty Islands". United States Geological Survey. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
46. ↑ "M7.0 - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
47. ↑ "M6.6 - Ryukyu Islands, Japan". United States Geological Survey. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
48. ↑ "M6.8 - Hokkaido, Japan region". United States Geological Survey. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
49. ↑ "M7.0 - Pakistan". United States Geological Survey. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
50. ↑ "19091020 PAKISTAN". National Geophysical Data Center. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
51. ↑ "19091029 TURKEY". National Geophysical Data Center. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
52. ↑ "M6.7 - Kepulauan Tanimbar, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
53. ↑ "M6.9 - northern East Pacific Rise". United States Geological Survey. March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
54. ↑ "M7.5 - Kyushu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014. 
55. ↑ "M7.1 - Taiwan region". United States Geological Survey. March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014. 
56. ↑ "19091121 TAIWAN". National Geophysical Data Center. March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014. 
57. ↑ "M7.0 - Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014. 
58. ↑ "M6.8 - south of the Mariana Islands". United States Geological Survey. March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014. 
59. ↑ "19091209 GUAM". National Geophysical Data Center. March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.