List of earthquakes in 1940

Earthquakes in 1940

Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1940

5.0−5.9 magnitude
6.0−6.9 magnitude

7.0−7.9 magnitude
8.0+ magnitude

Strongest
magnitude

2 quakes reached magnitude 7.5.

Deadliest

Vrancea County, Romania (Magnitude 7.3) November 10 1,000 deaths

Total fatalities

1,485

Number by magnitude

9.0+

8.0−8.9

7.0−7.9

6.0−6.9

105

5.0−5.9

← 1939

1941 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1940. 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. The United States was most active this year with four magnitude 7.0+ events. Amongst them was a deadly magnitude 7.1 quake in Southern California in May which resulted in nine deaths. Overall, with 18 magnitude 7.0+ events worldwide, this was a fairly busy year. The death toll was substantially lower than 1939. The most significant event in terms of lives lost was in Romania in November with 1,000 deaths. Other quakes in China and Peru resulted in significant fatalities.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7003100000000000000♠1,000	7000730000000000000♠7.3	Vrancea County, Romania	7002122000000000000♠122.0	000000002016-11-10-0000November 10
7000200000000000000♠2	7002181000000000000♠181	7000600000000000000♠6.0	Yunnan Province, China	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002016-04-06-0000April 6
7000300000000000000♠3	7002179000000000000♠179	7000750000000000000♠7.5	near Huacho, Peru	7001501000000000000♠50.1	000000002016-05-24-0000May 24
7000400000000000000♠4	7001510000000000000♠51	7000600000000000000♠6.0	Inner Mongolia, China	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002016-01-19-0000January 19
7000500000000000000♠5	7001370000000000000♠37	5000000000000000000♠0.0	Kayseri Province, Turkey	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002016-02-20-0000February 20
7000600000000000000♠6	7001160000000000000♠16	7000650000000000000♠6.5	Imereti, Georgia (country)	7001500000000000000♠50.0	000000002016-05-07-0000May 7
7000700000000000000♠7	7001100000000000000♠10	7000750000000000000♠7.5	eastern Sea of Japan	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002016-08-01-0000August 1

Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7000750000000000000♠7.5	7002179000000000000♠179	near Huacho, Peru	7001501000000000000♠50.1	000000002016-05-24-0000May 24
7000100000000000000♠1	7000750000000000000♠7.5	7001100000000000000♠10	eastern Sea of Japan	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002016-08-01-0000August 1
7000200000000000000♠2	7000740000000000000♠7.4	5000000000000000000♠0	Rat Islands, Alaska	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002016-07-14-0000July 14
7000300000000000000♠3	7000730000000000000♠7.3	5000000000000000000♠0	Northern Mariana Islands	7001313000000000000♠31.3	000000002016-01-17-0000January 17
7000300000000000000♠3	7000730000000000000♠7.3	5000000000000000000♠0	Heilongjiang Province, China	7002577600000000000♠577.6	000000002016-07-10-0000July 10
7000300000000000000♠3	7000730000000000000♠7.3	7003100000000000000♠1,000	Vrancea County, Romania	7002122000000000000♠122.0	000000002016-11-10-0000November 10
7000300000000000000♠3	7000730000000000000♠7.3	5000000000000000000♠0	Northern Mariana Islands	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002016-12-28-0000December 28
7000400000000000000♠4	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	7001797000000000000♠79.7	000000002016-01-06-0000January 6
7000500000000000000♠5	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	southeast of Attu Island, Alaska	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002016-04-16-0000April 16
7000500000000000000♠5	7000710000000000000♠7.1	7000900000000000000♠9	southern California	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-05-19-0000May 19
7000500000000000000♠5	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	southeast New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea	7001400000000000000♠40.0	000000002016-09-12-0000September 12
7000500000000000000♠5	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	off the coast of Tarapaca Region, Chile	7001235000000000000♠23.5	000000002016-10-04-0000October 4
7000600000000000000♠6	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Vanuatu	7002190500000000000♠190.5	000000002016-02-20-0000February 20
7000600000000000000♠6	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Papua (province), Indonesia	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002016-05-28-0000May 28
7000600000000000000♠6	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Fox Islands (Alaska)	7001600000000000000♠60.0	000000002016-08-22-0000August 22
7000600000000000000♠6	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	southeast of the Loyalty Islands	7001800000000000000♠80.0	000000002016-09-19-0000September 19
7000600000000000000♠6	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Mindanao, Philippines	7002680000000000000♠680.0	000000002016-09-22-0000September 22
7000600000000000000♠6	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Chiloe Island, Los Lagos Region, Chile	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-10-11-0000October 11

Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Fiji on January 1 at a depth of 570.0 km.^[1]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the southern Pacific Ocean on January 2 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[2]
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on January 6 at a depth of 79.7 km.^[3]
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Northern Mariana Islands on January 17 at a depth of 31.3 km.^[4]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Inner Mongolia, China on January 19 at a depth of 35.0 km. At least 51 people were killed and many homes collapsed.^[5]^[6]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge on January 20 at a depth of 0.0 km.^[7]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on January 21 at a depth of 230.0 km.^[8]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southeast of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan on January 26 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[9]

February

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Near Islands, Alaska on February 7 at a depth of 34.4 km.^[10]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck northern California on February 8 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[11]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Atacama Region, Chile on February 12 at a depth of 70.0 km.^[12]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of Fiji on February 12 at a depth of 164.6 km.^[13]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of the Alaska Peninsula on February 12 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[14]
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Vanuatu on February 20 at a depth of 190.5 km.^[15]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Mid-Indian Ridge on February 20 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[16]
An earthquake struck off the west coast of Nicaragua on February 20. The magnitude and depth were unknown. Some damage was reported.^[17]
An earthquake struck Kayseri Province, Turkey on February 20. The magnitude and depth were unknown. Thirty-seven deaths and some damage were reported.^[18]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the north coast of Papua New Guinea on February 24 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[19]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Delta Amacuro, Venezuela on February 27 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[20]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck north of Crete, Greece on February 29 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[21]

March

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on March 4 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[22]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southwest of the Auckland Islands, New Zealand on March 6 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[23]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the southern East Pacific Rise on March 7 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[24]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Bonin Islands, Japan on March 9 at a depth of 500.0 km.^[25]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Southern Ocean on March 14 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[26]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Nuristan Province, Afghanistan on March 19 at a depth of 50.0 km.^[27]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of Java, Indonesia on March 21 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[28]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck west of Luzon, Philippines on March 28 at a depth of 200.0 km.^[29]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Southern Ocean on March 29 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[30]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile on March 31 a depth of 50.0 km.^[31]

April

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Papua (province), Indonesia on April 1 at a depth of 50.8 km.^[32]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Volcano Islands, Japan on April 5 at a depth of 220.0 km.^[33]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China on April 6 at a depth of 35.0 km. One-hundred and eighty-one people died with another 475 hurt and 11,556 destroyed homes.^[34]^[35]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Valparaiso Region, Chile on April 8 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[36]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Tonga on April 14 at a depth of 200.0 km.^[37]
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Near Islands, Alaska on April 16 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[38]
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck just southeast of Attu Island, Alaska on April 16 at a depth of 35.0 km. This came 36 minutes after the earlier foreshock.^[39]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Shiga Prefecture, Honshu, Japan on April 20 at a depth of 400.0 km.^[40]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Bismarck Sea on April 24 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[41]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu on April 27 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[42]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on April 27 at a depth of 15.0 km. This came 58 minutes after the Vanuatu event.^[43]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu on April 27 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[44]

May

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Chaco Province, Argentina on May 1 at a depth of 580.0 km.^[45]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Vanuatu on May 2 at a depth of 370.0 km.^[46]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran on May 4 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[47]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Peru on May 5 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[48]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Imereti, Georgia (country) on May 7 at a depth of 50.0 km. Sixteen people were killed and some damage was caused.^[49]^[50]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck south of Java, Indonesia on May 10 at a depth of 50.0 km.^[51]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Sagaing Region, Burma on May 11 at a depth of 80.0 km.^[52]
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southern California on May 19 at a depth of 15.0 km. Nine people died and property damage costs were $33 million (1940 rate).^[53]^[54]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Sea of Okhotsk on May 19 at a depth of 573.7 km.^[55]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Gaza Province, Mozambique on May 19 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[56]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Fiji on May 21 at a depth of 350.0 km.^[57]
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck near Huacho, Peru on May 24 at a depth of 50.1 km. Many homes were destroyed, with 179 deaths and 3,500 injuries.^[58]^[59]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan on May 27 at a depth of 240.0 km.^[60]
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Papua (province), Indonesia on May 28 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[61]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the border of Northwest Territories and Yukon Territory, Canada on May 29 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[62]

June

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Gulf of California, Mexico on June 3 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[63]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Northwest Territories, Canada on June 5 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[64]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea on June 7 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[65]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia on June 11 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[66]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southeast of Honshu, Japan on June 12 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[67]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck northeast of Hawaii on June 17 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[68]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Moro Gulf, Philippines on June 18 at a depth of 570.0 km.^[69]
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China on June 19 at an unknown depth. Two deaths and 20 injuries were caused. Many homes collapsed.^[70]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Gulf of Tomini, Indonesia on June 22 at a depth of 173.6 km.^[71]

July

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southwest of Samoa on July 2 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[72]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck St Vincent and the Grenadines on July 6 at a depth of 160.0 km.^[73]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Bonin Islands, Japan on July 8 at a depth of 500.0 km.^[74]
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Heilongjiang Province, China on July 10 at a depth of 577.6 km.^[75]
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the Rat Islands, Alaska on July 14 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[76]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tonga on July 20 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[77]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Vanuatu on July 21 at a depth of 160.0 km.^[78]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Celebes Sea on July 21 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[79]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Escuintla Department, Guatemala on July 27 at a depth of 61.7 km.^[80]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Yozgat Province, Turkey on July 30 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[81]

August

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of Fiji on August 1 at a depth of 536.9 km.^[82]
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the eastern Sea of Japan on August 1 at a depth of 35.0 km. Ten people drowned due to a tsunami which followed. This also caused 20 homes to be destroyed.^[83]^[84]
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Liaoning Province, China on August 5 at an unknown depth. Eleven-hundred and ninety homes were destroyed.^[85]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Antofagasta Region, Chile on August 7 at a depth of 110.0 km.^[86]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Southern Ocean on August 8 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[87]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Samoa on August 11 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[88]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southern Sea of Japan on August 13 at a depth of 0.0 km.^[89]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Northern Mariana Islands on August 15 at a depth of 150.0 km.^[90]
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Fox Islands (Alaska) on August 22 at a depth of 60.0 km.^[91]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tonga on August 24 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[92]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Junin Region, Peru on August 26 at a depth of 110.0 km.^[93]

September

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on September 3 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[94]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Celebes Sea on September 12 at a depth of 160.0 km.^[95]
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southeast New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea on September 12 at a depth of 40.0 km.^[96]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Antofagasta Region, Chile on September 18 at a depth of 110.0 km.^[97]
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands on September 19 at a depth of 80.0 km.^[98]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan on September 21 at a depth of 250.0 km.^[99]
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines on September 22 at a depth of 680.0 km.^[100]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Salta Province, Argentina on September 23 at a depth of 550.0 km.^[101]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Acre (state), Brazil on September 24 at a depth of 600.0 km.^[102]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands on September 26 at a depth of 150.0 km.^[103]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Mendoza Province, Argentina on September 29 at a depth of 110.0 km.^[104]

October

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Coquimbo Region, Chile on October 1 at a depth of 80.0 km.^[105]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Southern Ocean on October 1 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[106]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Tarapaca Region, Chile on October 3 at a depth of 110.0 km.^[107]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Xizang Province, China on October 4 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[108]
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Tarapaca Region, Chile on October 4 at a depth of 23.5 km.^[109]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica on October 5 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[110]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Tarapaca Region, Chile on October 6 at a depth of 25.0 km. This was a large aftershock to the event on October 4.^[111]
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southeast of Mindanao, Philippines on October 7 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[112]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southern Alaska on October 11 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[113]
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Chiloe Island, Los Lagos Region, Chile on October 11 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[114]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Vrancea County, Romania on October 22 at a depth of 150.0 km.^[115]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Pastaza Province, Ecuador on October 23 at a depth of 140.0 km.^[116]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck O'Higgins Region, Chile on October 24 at a depth of 80.0 km.^[117]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck San Jose Province, Costa Rica on October 27 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[118]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge on October 30 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[119]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Fiji on October 30 at a depth of 610.0 km.^[120]

November

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of Honshu, Japan on November 7 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[121]
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Vrancea County, Romania on November 10 at a depth of 122.0 km. Despite the depth of the quake 1,000 deaths were caused. Property damage was $10 million (1940 rate). A few weeks earlier on October 22 a large foreshock occurred.^[122]^[123]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Southern Ocean on November 17 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[124]
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on November 19 at a depth of 50.5 km.^[125]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Primorsky Krai, Russia on November 22 at a depth of 570.0 km.^[126]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck west of New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea on November 27 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[127]

December

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia on December 4 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[128]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the north coast of Papua (province), Indonesia on December 17 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[129]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Eastern Province, Zambia on December 18 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[130]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia on December 18 at a depth of 150.0 km. This came one hour and 53 minutes after the Zambia event.^[131]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Fiji on December 22 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[132]
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Puno Region, Peru on December 22 at a depth of 151.1 km.^[133]
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Northern Mariana Islands on December 28 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[134]

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← Earthquakes in 1940 →

El Centro (6.9, May 18) Vrancea (7.7, Nov 10) †‡ New Hampshire (5.3 & 5.6, Dec 20 & Dec 24)

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