List of earthquakes in 1912

Earthquakes in 1912

Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1912 5.0−5.9 magnitude 6.0−6.9 magnitude 7.0−7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	Shan State, Myanmar May 23 Magnitude 7.7
Deadliest	Sea of Marmara, Turkey August 9 (Magnitude 7.6) 3,000 deaths
Total fatalities	3,102
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	14
6.0−6.9	31
5.0−5.9	0
← 1911 1913 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1912. 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.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7003300000000000000♠3,000	7000760000000000000♠7.6	Sea of Marmara, Turkey	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-08-09-0000August 9
7000200000000000000♠2	7002101000000000000♠101	7000700000000000000♠7.0	Piura Region, Peru	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-07-24-0000July 24

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7000770000000000000♠7.7	7000100000000000000♠1	Shan State, Myanmar	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-05-23-0000May 23
7000200000000000000♠2	7000760000000000000♠7.6	7003300000000000000♠3,000	Sea of Marmara, Turkey	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-08-09-0000August 9
7000300000000000000♠3	7000750000000000000♠7.5	5000000000000000000♠0	Yap, Federated States of Micronesia	7001500000000000000♠50.0	02015-09-29-0000September 29
7000400000000000000♠4	7000730000000000000♠7.3	5000000000000000000♠0	Vanuatu	7002260000000000000♠260.0	02015-08-06-0000August 6
7000400000000000000♠4	7000730000000000000♠7.3	5000000000000000000♠0	west of Kodiak Island, Alaska	7001900000000000000♠90.0	02015-11-07-0000November 7
7000400000000000000♠4	7000730000000000000♠7.3	5000000000000000000♠0	Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina	7002620000000000000♠620.0	02015-12-07-0000December 7
7000500000000000000♠5	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Central Alaska	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-07-07-0000July 7
7000500000000000000♠5	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Talaud Islands, Indonesia	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-08-17-0000August 17
7000600000000000000♠6	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Chiapas, Mexico	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-12-09-0000December 9
7000700000000000000♠7	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Southern Alaska	7001800000000000000♠80.0	02015-01-31-0000January 31
7000700000000000000♠7	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Arnessysla, Iceland	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-05-06-0000May 6
7000700000000000000♠7	7000700000000000000♠7.0	7002101000000000000♠101	Piura Region, Peru	5000000000000000000♠0.0	02015-07-24-0000July 24
7000700000000000000♠7	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	north of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea	7002430000000000000♠430.0	02015-09-01-0000September 1
7000700000000000000♠7	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Rota, Northern Mariana Islands	7002130000000000000♠130.0	02015-10-26-0000October 26

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January – March

• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Andreanof Islands, Alaska on January 4 at a depth of 25.0km.^[1]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck to the northwest of Zakynthos, Greece on January 24 at a depth of 60.0km.^[2]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck southern Alaska on January 31 at a depth of 80.0km.^[3]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Free State, South Africa on February 20 at a depth of 35.0km.^[4]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck south of the Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada on March 11 at a depth of 35.0km.^[5]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Vanuatu on March 25 at a depth of 240.0km.^[6]

April - June

• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan on April 25 at a depth of 220.0km.^[7]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Arnessysla, Iceland on May 6 at a depth of 0.0km.^[8]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the central Indian Ocean on May 11 at a depth of 0.0km.^[9]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Kamchatka, Russia on May 13 at a depth of 100.0km.^[10]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on May 15 at a depth of 250.0km.^[11]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan on May 22 at a depth of 220.0km.^[12]
• A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Shan State, Myanmar on May 23 at a depth of 0.0km.^[13] At least 1 death was reported as well as major damage.^[14]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Vrancea County, Romania on May 25 at a depth of 100.0km.^[15]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan on June 1 at a depth of 200.0km.^[16]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the southern end of the Cook Inlet, Alaska on June 7 at a depth of 35.0km. This was a foreshock to the event on June 10.^[17]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on June 8 at a depth of 35.0km.^[18] Some damage was caused as well as a small tsunami.^[19]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the southern end of the Cook Inlet, Alaska on June 10 at a depth of 0.0km.^[20]
• A rare magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Cayo District, Belize on June 12 at a depth of 0.0km.^[21]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia on June 14 at a depth of 500.0km.^[22]

July - September

• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck central Alaska on July 7 at a depth of 0.0km.^[23]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Northern Region, Uganda on July 9 at a depth of 0.0km.^[24]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the southern East Pacific Rise on July 18 at a depth of 35.0km.^[25]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Piura Region, Peru on July 24 at a depth of 0.0km.^[26] At least 101 people were killed or injured. Many homes were destroyed.^[27]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Izu Islands, Japan on July 24 at a depth of 450.0km.^[28]
• A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu on August 6 at a depth of 260.0km.^[29]
• A devastating magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Sea of Marmara, Turkey on August 9 at a depth of 0.0km.^[30] 3,000 people were killed, another 1,575 were injured and at least 5,540 homes were destroyed.^[31]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Talaud Islands, Indonesia on August 17 at a depth of 0.0km.^[32]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia on August 18 at a depth of 650.0km.^[33]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan on August 23 at a depth of 200.0km.^[34]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck north of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea on September 1 at a depth of 430.0km.^[35]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia on September 11 at a depth of 100.0km.^[36]
• A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Yap, Federated States of Micronesia on September 29 at a depth of 50.0km.^[37]

October - December

• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Bering Sea on October 18 at a depth of 60.0km.^[38]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Rota, Northern Mariana Islands on October 26 at a depth of 130.0km.^[39]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Yap, Federated States of Micronesia on October 31 at a depth of 0.0km.^[40]
• A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck west of Kodiak Island, Alaska on November 7 at a depth of 90.0km.^[41]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the State of Mexico, Mexico on November 19 at a depth of 80.0km.^[42] Major damage was reported in the area.^[43]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan on November 28 at a depth of 230.0km.^[44]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Kodiak Island, Alaska on December 5 at a depth of 90.0km.^[45]
• A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina on December 7 at a depth of 620.0km.^[46]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on December 8 at a depth of 35.0km.^[47]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Chiapas, Mexico on December 9 at a depth of 0.0km.^[48]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Gulf of Tomini, Sulawesi, Indonesia on December 23 at a depth of 50.0km.^[49]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck under Hualian City, Taiwan on December 24 at a depth of 0.0km.^[50]

References

1. ↑ "M6.7 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014. 
2. ↑ "M6.6 - Ionian Sea". United States Geological Survey. March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014. 
3. ↑ "M7.0 - Southern Alaska". United States Geological Survey. March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014. 
4. ↑ "On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014. 
5. ↑ "On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014. 
6. ↑ "M6.9 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey. March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014. 
7. ↑ "M6.6 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014. 
8. ↑ "M7.0 - Iceland". United States Geological Survey. March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014. 
9. ↑ "M6.6 - Chagos Archipelago region". United States Geological Survey. March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014. 
10. ↑ "M6.6 - near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia". United States Geological Survey. March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014. 
11. ↑ "On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014. 
12. ↑ "On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014. 
13. ↑ "M7.7 - Myanmar". United States Geological Survey. March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014. 
14. ↑ "19120523 MYANMAR". National Geophysical Data Center. March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014. 
15. ↑ "On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014. 
16. ↑ "On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014. 
17. ↑ "On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014. 
18. ↑ "M6.6 - near the east coast of Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. 
19. ↑ "19120608 JAPAN". National Geophysical Data Center. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. 
20. ↑ "M6.9 - Southern Alaska". United States Geological Survey. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. 
21. ↑ "M6.6 - Belize". United States Geological Survey. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. 
22. ↑ "On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014. 
23. ↑ "M7.2 - Central Alaska". United States Geological Survey. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. 
24. ↑ "M6.6 - Uganda". United States Geological Survey. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. 
25. ↑ "On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014. 
26. ↑ "M7.0 - near the coast of northern Peru". United States Geological Survey. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. 
27. ↑ "19120724 PERU". National Geophysical Data Center. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. 
28. ↑ "M6.6 - Izu Islands, Japan region". United States Geological Survey. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. 
29. ↑ "M7.3 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. 
30. ↑ "M7.6 - western Turkey". United States Geological Survey. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. 
31. ↑ "19120809 TURKEY". National Geophysical Data Center. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. 
32. ↑ "M7.2 - Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. 
33. ↑ "On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014. 
34. ↑ "M6.6 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. 
35. ↑ "M7.0 - Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. 
36. ↑ "On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014. 
37. ↑ "M7.5 - State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia". United States Geological Survey. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014. 
38. ↑ "M6.9 - Bering Sea". United States Geological Survey. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014. 
39. ↑ "M7.0 - Rota region, Northern Mariana Islands". United States Geological Survey. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014. 
40. ↑ "M6.9 - State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia". United States Geological Survey. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014. 
41. ↑ "M7.3 - Kodiak Island region, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014. 
42. ↑ "M6.9 - Estado de Mexico, Mexico". United States Geological Survey. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014. 
43. ↑ "19121119 MEXICO". National Geophysical Data Center. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014. 
44. ↑ "On-Line Bulletin". International Seismological Centre. May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014. 
45. ↑ "M6.9 - Kodiak Island region, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014. 
46. ↑ "M7.3 - Santiago Del Estero, Argentina". United States Geological Survey. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014. 
47. ↑ "M6.6 - off the east coast of Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014. 
48. ↑ "M7.1 - Chiapas, Mexico". United States Geological Survey. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014. 
49. ↑ "M6.7 - Sulawesi, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014. 
50. ↑ "M6.5 - Taiwan". United States Geological Survey. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.