List of earthquakes in 1927

Earthquakes in 1927

Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1927 4.0−5.9 magnitude 6.0−6.9 magnitude 7.0−7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	Gansu Province, China (Magnitude 7.7) May 22
Deadliest	Gansu Province, China (Magnitude 7.7) May 22 40,912 deaths
Total fatalities	44,452
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	13
6.0−6.9	56
5.0−5.9	3
← 1926 1928 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1927. 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. China and Japan both saw great destruction caused by earthquakes in March and May. The China earthquake in particular had nearly 41,000 deaths. Yunnan Province, China had its fair share of earthquakes. Ukraine had several earthquakes with one on September 11 causing deaths. The West Bank region had a destructive tremor in July.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7004409120000000000♠40,912	7000770000000000000♠7.7	Gansu Province, China	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-05-22-0000May 22
7000200000000000000♠2	7003302200000000000♠3,022	7000700000000000000♠7.0	Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu, Japan	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002017-03-07-0000March 7
7000300000000000000♠3	7002268000000000000♠268	7000630000000000000♠6.3	Balqaba Governorate, Jordan	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-07-11-0000July 11
7000400000000000000♠4	7002101000000000000♠101	7000550000000000000♠5.5	Yunnan Province, China	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002017-11-24-0000November 24
7000500000000000000♠5	7001510000000000000♠51	7000600000000000000♠6.0	Yunnan Province, China	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002017-03-14-0000March 14
7000600000000000000♠6	7001500000000000000♠50	7000630000000000000♠6.3	Sulawesi, Indonesia	7001200000000000000♠20.0	000000002017-12-01-0000December 1
7000700000000000000♠7	7001300000000000000♠30	7000640000000000000♠6.4	Chiayi County, Taiwan	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002017-08-24-0000August 24
7000800000000000000♠8	7001110000000000000♠11	7000670000000000000♠6.7	Crimea, Ukraine	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002017-09-11-0000September 11

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7000770000000000000♠7.7	7004409120000000000♠40,912	Gansu Province, China	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-05-22-0000May 22
7000200000000000000♠2	7000750000000000000♠7.5	5000000000000000000♠0	northwest of the Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002017-06-03-0000June 3
7000300000000000000♠3	7000730000000000000♠7.3	5000000000000000000♠0	west of Chichagof Island, Alaska	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002017-10-24-0000October 24
7000400000000000000♠4	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Aisen Region, Chile	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-11-21-0000November 21
7000400000000000000♠4	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-12-28-0000December 28
7000500000000000000♠5	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Vanuatu	7001300000000000000♠30.0	000000002017-01-24-0000January 24
7000500000000000000♠5	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Flores Sea, Indonesia	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-03-03-0000March 3
7000500000000000000♠5	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Fiji	7002295000000000000♠295.0	000000002017-04-01-0000April 1
7000500000000000000♠5	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Mendoza Province, Argentina	7002110000000000000♠110.0	000000002017-04-14-0000April 14
7000500000000000000♠5	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	off the north coast of West Papua (province), Indonesia	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-08-10-0000August 10
7000600000000000000♠6	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Kuril Islands, Russia	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-02-16-0000February 16
7000600000000000000♠6	7000700000000000000♠7.0	7003302200000000000♠3,022	Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu, Japan	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002017-03-07-0000March 7
7000600000000000000♠6	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002017-08-05-0000August 5

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

• A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck northern Baja California, Mexico on January 1 at an unknown depth. A few people were injured, at least $1 million (1927 rate) damage was caused with 20 homes being damaged in Calexico, California.^[1]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the southern Sea of Japan on January 15 at a depth of 420.0 km.^[2]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on January 17 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[3]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Vanuatu on January 24 at a depth of 30.0 km.^[4]
• A magnitude 6.5 aftershock struck Vanuatu on January 24 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[5]

February

• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southwest of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea on February 1 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[6]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Yellow Sea on February 3 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[7]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina on February 14 at a depth of 50.0 km.^[8]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on February 16 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[9]
• A magnitude 6.5 aftershock struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on February 16 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[10]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Gisborne Region, North Island, New Zealand on February 25 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[11]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Atacama, Chile on February 28 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[12]

March

• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Flores Sea, Indonesia on March 3 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[13]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu, Japan on March 7 at a depth of 10.0 km. Three-thousand and twenty-two lives were lost, 3,295 people were injured and around $40 million (1927 rate) in damage was caused. More than 15,000 homes were destroyed and 9,821 more were damaged.^[14][15]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Peru on March 13 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[16]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China on March 14 at an unknown depth. At least 51 people were killed and many homes were destroyed in the region.^[17]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Sagaing Region, Burmaon March 15 at a depth of 130.0 km.^[18]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Qinghai Province, China on March 15 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[19]
• A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China on March 20 at an unknown depth. Seven people were killed and a few homes were destroyed.^[20]

April

• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Fiji on April 1 at a depth of 295.0 km.^[21]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Acre (state), Brazil on April 6 at a depth of 600.0 km.^[22]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Luzon, Philippines on April 13 at a depth of 170.0 km.^[23]
• A magnitude 6.2 aftershock struck Luzon, Philippines on April 13 at a depth of 140.0 km.^[24]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Mendoza Province, Argentina on April 14 at a depth of 110.0 km.^[25]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Andreanof Islands, Alaska on April 16 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[26]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Barat Daya Islands, Indonesia on April 17 at a depth of 200.0 km.^[27]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan on April 18 at a depth of 200.0 km.^[28]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Luzon, Philippines on April 19 at a depth of 180.0 km.^[29]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Xinjiang Province, China on April 30 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[30]

May

• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Hormozgan Province, Iran on May 9 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[31]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck east of Siberut, Indonesia on May 10 at a depth of 50.0 km.^[32]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Heilongjiang Province, China on May 17 at a depth of 430.0 km.^[33]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Potosi Department, Bolivia on May 22 at a depth of 140.0 km.^[34]
• A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Gansu Province, China on May 22 at a depth of 15.0 km. Forty-thousand nine-hundred and twelve people were killed, 524 were injured, and 26,674 homes were destroyed.^[35][36]

June

• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Madhya Pradesh, India on June 2 at a depth of 35.0 km. This was a fairly strong earthquake for this part of India.^[37]
• A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck northwest of the Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia on June 3 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[38]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the south coast of Turkey on June 5 at a depth of 120.0 km.^[39]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia on June 11 at a depth of 60.0 km.^[40]
• , A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck south of Crimea on June 26 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[41] Some damage was reported.^[42]

July

• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck west of Kythira, Greece on July 1 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[43]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran on July 7 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[44]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Balqa Governorate, Jordan on July 11 at a depth of 15.0 km. Two-hundred and sixty-eight people were killed and major damage was caused in the area.^[45][46]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck to the south of Kunashir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia on July 12 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[47]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Esfahan Province, Iran on July 22 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[48]

August

• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Jujuy Province, Argentina on August 1 at a depth of 200.0 km.^[49]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck north of the British Virgin Islands on August 2 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[50]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the east coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia on August 4 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[51]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on August 5 at a depth of 35.0 km. Some damage was reported.^[52][53]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck under central Paramushir, Kuril Islands, Russia on August 8 at a depth of 105.6 km.^[54]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of Panama on August 10 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[55]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the north coast of West Papua, Indonesia on August 10 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[56]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the southeast coast of Honshu, Japan on August 18 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[57]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the southeast coast of Honshu, Japan on August 23 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[58]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck under Chiayi County, Taiwan on August 24 at a depth of 10.0 km. Thirty people died, 190 were injured and 200 homes were destroyed.^[59][60]

September

• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck West Java, Java, Indonesia on September 8 at a depth of 50.0 km.^[61]
• , A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck south of Crimea on September 11 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[62] A smaller event occurred the previous June. Large earthquakes are uncommon for the area. It was reported that eleven deaths occurred, 122 people were hurt, and that many homes were destroyed or damaged.^[63]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central California on September 18 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[64]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck northern Xinjiang Province, China on September 23 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[65]
• , A magnitude 5.7 aftershock struck Crimea on September 24 at a depth of 23.0 km. At least 51 people were injured, a few homes destroyed and more were damaged.^[66]

October

• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Potosi Department, Bolivia on October 3 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[67]
• A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck west of Chichagof Island, Alaska on October 24 at a depth of 10.0 km. Some damage was reported.^[68][69]

November

• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of central California on November 4 at a depth of 10.0 km. Several towns in California sustained damage. A tsunami was reported along the coast of California.^[70][71]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia on November 6 at a depth of 150.0 km.^[72]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Sakha Republic, Russia on November 14 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[73]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Sakha Republic, Russia on November 14 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[74]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Coquimbo Region, Chile on November 14 at a depth of 40.0 km.^[75]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Sakha Republic, Russia on November 15 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[76]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Davao Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines on November 16 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[77]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Aisen Region, Chile on November 21 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[78]
• A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China on November 24 at an unknown depth. At least 101 deaths were caused and many homes were destroyed.^[79]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Salta Province, Argentina on November 26 at a depth of 185.0 km.^[80]

December

• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia on December 1 at a depth of 20.0km.^[81] Owing to a tsunami 50 people drowned and 50 more were injured. Some homes were destroyed.^[82][83]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia on December 28 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[84]

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