List of earthquakes in 1930

Earthquakes in 1930

Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1930 4.0−5.9 magnitude 6.0−6.9 magnitude 7.0−7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan (Magnitude 7.7) November 10
Deadliest	Province of Avellino, Italy (Magnitude 6.4) July 23 1,430 deaths
Total fatalities	4,253
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	10
6.0−6.9	52
5.0−5.9	7
← 1929 1931 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1930. 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. Many earthquakes caused deaths and destruction of property. Italy and Iran bore the brunt of the casualties. Several events occurred in Burma, Japan, China and Tajikistan amongst others.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7003143000000000000♠1,430	7000640000000000000♠6.4	Campania, Italy	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-07-23-0000July 23
7000200000000000000♠2	7003136000000000000♠1,360	7000710000000000000♠7.1	West Azerbaijan Province, Iran	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-05-06-0000May 6
7000300000000000000♠3	7002500000000000000♠500	7000750000000000000♠7.5	Bago Region, Burma	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002017-05-05-0000May 5
7000400000000000000♠4	7002259000000000000♠259	7000690000000000000♠6.9	Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Japan	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-11-25-0000November 25
7000500000000000000♠5	7002200000000000000♠200	7000550000000000000♠5.5	Sichuan Province, China	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002017-08-24-0000August 24
7000600000000000000♠6	7002175000000000000♠175	7000630000000000000♠6.3	Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002017-09-22-0000September 22
7000700000000000000♠7	7001510000000000000♠51	7000680000000000000♠6.8	southern Aegean Sea, Greece	7002130000000000000♠130.0	000000002017-02-14-0000February 14
7000800000000000000♠8	7001500000000000000♠50	5000000000000000000♠0.0	Ayeyarwady Region, Burma	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002017-07-18-0000July 18
7000900000000000000♠9	7001420000000000000♠42	7000600000000000000♠6.0	Yunnan Province, China	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002017-05-14-0000May 14
7001100000000000000♠10	7001390000000000000♠39	7000600000000000000♠6.0	Salta Province, Argentina	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002017-12-24-0000December 24
7001110000000000000♠11	7001360000000000000♠36	7000740000000000000♠7.4	Bago Region, Burma	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002017-12-03-0000December 3
7001120000000000000♠12	7001350000000000000♠35	7000600000000000000♠6.0	Vlore County, Albania	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002017-11-21-0000November 21
7001130000000000000♠13	7001270000000000000♠27	7000650000000000000♠6.5	Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea	7001330000000000000♠33.0	000000002017-12-23-0000December 23
7001140000000000000♠14	7001250000000000000♠25	7000500000000000000♠5.0	Vlore County, Albania	7000400000000000000♠4.0	000000002017-12-02-0000December 2
7001150000000000000♠15	7001180000000000000♠18	7000600000000000000♠6.0	off the east coast of Italy	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002017-10-30-0000October 30

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7000770000000000000♠7.7	5000000000000000000♠0	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan	7001300000000000000♠30.0	000000002017-11-10-0000November 10
7000200000000000000♠2	7000750000000000000♠7.5	7002500000000000000♠500	Bago Region, Burma	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002017-05-05-0000May 5
7000300000000000000♠3	7000740000000000000♠7.4	7001360000000000000♠36	Bago Region, Burma	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002017-12-03-0000December 3
7000400000000000000♠4	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Northern Mariana Islands	7001250000000000000♠25.0	000000002017-10-24-0000October 24
7000500000000000000♠5	7000710000000000000♠7.1	7003136000000000000♠1,360	West Azerbaijan Province, Iran	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-05-06-0000May 6
7000500000000000000♠5	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Meghalaya, India	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002017-07-02-0000July 2
7000500000000000000♠5	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Kuril Islands, Russia	7002110000000000000♠110.0	000000002017-07-22-0000July 22
7000600000000000000♠6	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	off the west coast of Wetar, Indonesia	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002017-03-26-0000March 26
7000600000000000000♠6	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	off the southwest coast of New Britain, Papua New Guinea	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002017-06-11-0000June 11
7000600000000000000♠6	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Papua (province), Indonesia	7001250000000000000♠25.0	000000002017-11-09-0000November 9

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

• A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Jiangsu Province, China on January 3 at an unknown depth. At least 51 people were hurt and some damage was caused.^[1]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on January 5 at a depth of 160.0 km.^[2]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southeast of New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea on January 18 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[3]

February

• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the southern Aegean Sea, Greece on February 14 at a depth of 130.0 km. At least 51 people were killed.^[4][5]

March

• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck south of Crete, Greece on March 6 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[6]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck north of Panama on March 8 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[7]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia on March 10 at a depth of 620.0 km.^[8]
• An earthquake struck the Aeolian Islands, Italy on March 26. The magnitude and depth were unknown. Some damage was caused.^[9]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck just west of Wetar, Indonesia on March 26 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[10]
• A magnitude 6.5 aftershock struck northern Wetar, Indonesia on March 30 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[11]

April

• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Rat Islands, Alaska on April 26 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[12]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China on April 28 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[13]

May

• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on May 1 at a depth of 140.0 km.^[14]
• A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Bago Region, Burma on May 5 at a depth of 35.0 km. Five-hundred people were killed and many homes were damaged or destroyed.^[15][16]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck West Azerbaijan Province, Iran on May 6 at a depth of 15.0 km. The number of deaths was 1,360.^[17][18]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Hormozgan Province, Iran on May 11 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[19]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China on May 14 at an unknown depth. Forty-two people died, at least 51 were injured and many homes collapsed.^[20]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck south of Taiwan on May 19 at a depth of 50.0 km.^[21]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Izu Islands, Japan on May 23 at a depth of 115.0 km.^[22]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Antioquia, Colombia on May 29 at a depth of 220.0 km.^[23]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Celebes Sea, Indonesia on May 30 at a depth of 300.0 km.^[24]

June

• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia on June 4 at a depth of 365.0 km.^[25]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck southwest of New Britain, Papua New Guinea on June 11 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[26]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck just off the south coast of Sumatra, Indonesia on June 19 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[27]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Ica Region, Peru on June 25 at a depth of 30.0 km.^[28]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the British Virgin Islands on June 25 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[29]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Ica Region, Peru on June 25 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[30]

July

• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Meghalaya, India on July 2 at a depth of 15.0 km. Fairly heavy damage was caused.^[31][32]
• A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Andalusia, Spain on July 5 at an unknown depth. Some damage was caused.^[33]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Qinghai Province, China on July 13 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[34]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala on July 14 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[35]
• An earthquake struck Ayeyarwady Region, Burma on July 18. The magnitude and depth were unknown. Fifty deaths and some damage were reported.^[36]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on July 22 at a depth of 110.0 km.^[37]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Campania, Italy on July 23 at a depth of 15.0 km. This resulted in the deaths of 1,430 people and the destruction of 3,188 homes.^[38][39]

August

• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Acre (state), Brazil on August 4 at a depth of 650.0 km.^[40]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Taiwan on August 20 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[41]
• A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Sichuan Province, China on August 24 at an unknown depth. Two-hundred people were killed and some damage was caused.^[42]
• A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Malibu, California on August 31 at a depth of 15.0 km. One person drowned to large swells and some damage was caused.^[43][44]

September

• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Antalya Province, Turkey on September 11 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[45]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Vanuatu on September 14 at a depth of 280.0 km.^[46]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China on September 21 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[47] Some homes were destroyed.^[48]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan on September 22 at an unknown depth. One-hundred and seventy-five deaths were reported.^[49]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Manipur, India on September 22 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[50]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Salta Province, Argentina on September 23 at a depth of 150.0 km.^[51]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the north coast of Papua New Guinea on September 30 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[52]

October

• A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Mazandaran Province, Iran on October 2 at an unknown depth. One person was killed and some damage was caused.^[53]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck north of Papua (province), Indonesia on October 3 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[54]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Vanuatu on October 8 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[55]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Northern Mariana Islands on October 24 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[56]
• A magnitude 6.5 aftershock struck the Northern Mariana Islands on October 28 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[57]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Italy on October 30 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[58] Eighteen people were killed and many homes were destroyed.^[59]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on October 31 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[60]

November

• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Celebes Sea on November 8 at a depth of 650.0 km.^[61]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Papua (province), Indonesia on November 9 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[62]
• A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on November 10 at a depth of 30.0 km.^[63]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Papua (province), Indonesia on November 10 at a depth of 30.0 km.^[64]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Vlore County, Albania on November 21 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[65] Thirty-five people died, 108 were injured and 980 homes were destroyed.>^[66]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Pastaza Province, Ecuador on November 24 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[67]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Japan on November 25 at a depth of 15.0 km. Two-hundred and fifty-nine deaths, 1,285 injuries, and 8,099 destroyed homes were reported.^[68][69]

December

• A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Vlore County, Albania on December 2 at a depth of 4.0 km. Twenty-five people died and some damage was caused.^[70]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Kachin State, Burma on December 2 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[71]
• A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Bago Region, Burma on December 3 at a depth of 10.0 km. Thirty-six people were killed and at least 101 were injured. Some homes were destroyed or damaged.^[72][73]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Andreanof Islands, Alaska on December 6 at a depth of 80.0 km.^[74]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Tainan, Taiwan on December 8 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[75] Four people died, at least 51 were injured, and 297 homes were destroyed.^[76]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Hokkaido, Japan on December 13 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[77]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Babuyan Islands, Philippines on December 21 at a depth of 170.0 km.^[78]
• A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Tainan, Taiwan on December 22 at an unknown depth. One-hundred and twenty-one homes were destroyed.^[79]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea on December 23 at a depth of 33.0 km. A tsunami struck the area with 27 deaths and 8 injuries being caused. Over 100 homes were washed away.^[80]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Hokkaido, Japan on December 23 at a depth of 150.0 km.^[81]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Salta Province, Argentina on December 24 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[82] Thirty-nine people were killed and at least 101 were injured. Many homes were destroyed or damaged.^[83]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Atacama Region, Chile on December 29 at an unknown depth.^[84]

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