This is a list of earthquakes in 1914. 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. A fairly busy year with 17 events exceeding magnitude 7. The largest of these was a magnitude 8.1 in Indonesia in May. The deadliest event of the year was in Turkey in October with 4,000 deaths. Several other events resulted in sizable death tolls. Italy, Dutch East Indies and Japan were affected.
Overall
By death toll
Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 Ottoman Empire, Burdur Province 2 , Giarre, Province of Catania 3 , off the northern coast of Papua (province) 4 , Akita Prefecture, Honshu 5 , Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu 6 , off southwest coast of Sumatra 7 Greece, Lefkada Note: At least 10 casualties
By magnitude
Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 off the northern coast of Papua (province) 2 , Volcano Islands = 3 , off the coast of Bio-Bio Region = 3 , off southwest coast of Sumatra = 4 , east of Guadeloupe = 4 , north of Halmahera 5 , northern Xinjiang Province = 6 , Oruro Department = 6 , Chiapas = 6 British Solomon Islands, south of = 6 , Andaman Islands 7 , Banda Sea = 8 , off the east coast of Kamchatka = 8 , Akita Prefecture, Honshu = 8 British Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands = 8 Ottoman Empire, Burdur Province = 8 , Waikato region, North Island Note: At least 7.0 magnitude
Notable events
January
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu 6.7 5.0 When the earthquake struck the Sakurajima volcano erupted. The earthquake itself caused 29 deaths and 120 homes to collapse. 29 , off the east coast of Kamchatka 7.0 60.0 , off the coast of Bio-Bio Region 7.6 15.0
February
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Balochistan, Pakistan 6.8 100.0 , off the east coast of Honshu 6.8 35.0 , Oruro Department 7.2 130.0
March
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Akita Prefecture, Honshu 7.0 5.0 The 1914 Senboku earthquake caused 94 deaths. 640 homes were destroyed. 94 , Yunnan Province 6.7 100.0 , Chiapas 7.2 150.0
April
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured British Solomon Islands, south of 7.2 50.0
May
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Giarre, Province of Catania 4.9 0.0 120 deaths were caused as well as the destruction of 223 homes. Depth unknown. 120 Portuguese Angola, Cuanza Sul Province 6.0 35.0 , off the north coast of Papua (province) 8.1 15.0 At least 101 people were killed and many homes were destroyed. A tsunami contributed to the destruction. 101+ , Kuna de Wargandi 6.9 70.0
June
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured British Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands 7.0 50.0 , off the southwest coast of Sumatra 7.6 35.0 20 people were killed and another 20 were injured. A few homes were destroyed. 20 20
July
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , northwest of the Ryukyu Islands 6.7 200.0 , Banda Sea 7.1 200.0 Taiwan, off the east coast 6.6 60.0
August
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured Jamaica, north of 6.0 35.0 , northern Xinjiang Province 7.3 15.0 1 person was killed and some homes were destroyed. 1 , Flores Sea 6.7 600.0
September
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Kuril Islands 6.5 35.0
October
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , east of Guadeloupe 7.4 100.0 Ottoman Empire, Burdur Province 7.0 15.0 At least 4,000 deaths were caused by the 1914 Burdur earthquake. Another 700 people were injured. Extensive damage was caused with over 17,000 homes collapsing. 4,000 700 , Gisborne Region 6.6 12.0 The 1914 East Cape earthquakes caused 1 death as well as some damage. 1 British Raj, Himachal Pradesh 6.3 20.0 British Raj, Andaman Islands 7.2 80.0 Greece, Central Greece (region) 6.0 0.0 Depth unknown. , north of Halmahera 7.4 35.0 , off the east coast of North Island 6.5 35.0
November
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Waikato region, North Island 7.0 100.0 , Volcano Islands 7.9 110.0 Greece, Lefkada 6.3 30.0 14 people were killed. Many homes were damaged or destroyed. 14 , Ryukyu Islands 6.9 35.0
December
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Ayacucho Region, Parinacochas Province 6.7 400.0 The Marcabamba church tumbled down. 400
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