This is a list of earthquakes in 1919. 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. The death toll for the year over 3,000. These were from the two earthquakes in Turkey and El Salvador. The southwest Pacific Ocean area saw some very large magnitude events. Clusters of activity were also found in Taiwan, the Philippines and Central America.

Overall

By death toll

  • Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

  • Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

References


All recorded earthquakes were compiled in the study from 1900 2019

disasters, natural disasters, earthquakes, Japan, 1.9.1923, ADDITIONAL

List of Top Ten Worst Earthquakes Recorded In History

Near Simultaneous Earthquakes Starting to Eurupt

Here is a ranking of the 10 most powerful earthquakes since 1900