List of earthquakes in 1910

This is a list of earthquakes in 1910. 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 southwest Pacific Ocean area near New Hebrides and New Caledonia was particularly active this year.

Earthquakes in 1910

Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1910 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	Empire of Japan northeast of Taiwan (Magnitude 8.1) April 12
Deadliest	Costa Rica northeast of San José, Costa Rica May 4 (Magnitude 6.4) 700 deaths
Total fatalities	714
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
← 1909 1911 →

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	700	6.4	Costa Rica, northeast of San José, Costa Rica	( )	0.0	May 4
2	12	6.4	France, Bouira Province	XI (Extreme)	33.0	June 24

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	8.1	0	Empire of Japan, northeast of	( )	235.0	April 12
2	7.8	0	New Hebrides, Tanna (island)	( )	100.0	June 16
3	7.6	0	Dutch East Indies, Talaud Islands	( )	15.0	December 16
4	7.4	0	Fiji	( )	600.0	August 21
= 5	7.3	0	New Hebrides	( )	80.0	June 1
= 5	7.3	0	New Hebrides	( )	20.0	November 9
= 5	7.3	2	German East Africa, Rukwa Region	( )	15.0	December 13
= 6	7.2	0	Empire of Japan, off south coast of Honshu	( )	350.0	February 12
= 6	7.2	0	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands	( )	0.0	June 29
= 6	7.2	0	German New Guinea, New Britain	( )	80.0	September 7
= 6	7.2	0	Chile, Antofagasta Region	( )	120.0	October 4
= 6	7.2	0	southern Atlantic Ocean	( )	60.0	November 15
= 6	7.2	0	New Hebrides	( )	50.0	November 26
= 6	7.2	0	British Solomon Islands, southeast of Makira	( )	50.0	December 10
= 6	7.2	0	Fiji	( )	600.0	December 14
= 7	7.1	0	Honduras, off northern coast of	( )	60.0	January 1
= 7	7.1	0	New Hebrides	( )	80.0	March 30
= 7	7.1	0	Norway, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica	( )	0.0	March 31
= 7	7.1	0	New Hebrides	( )	80.0	May 1
= 7	7.1	0	New Hebrides	( )	80.0	June 1
= 7	7.1	0	Chile, Antofagasta Region	( )	0.0	September 6
= 7	7.1	0	New Hebrides	( )	90.0	November 10
= 8	7.0	0	France, southeast of the Loyalty Islands	( )	0.0	January 30
= 8	7.0	0	New Hebrides	( )	0.0	February 4
= 8	7.0	0	Fiji	( )	330.0	April 20
= 8	7.0	0	northern East Pacific Rise	( )	0.0	May 31
= 8	7.0	0	Philippines, Batanes Islands	( )	0.0	September 1
= 8	7.0	0	United States, Andreanof Islands, Alaska	( )	25.0	September 9

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

January

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw  Honduras
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[1]	Honduras, north of	7.1	60.0
8[2][3]	China, Yellow Sea	6.5	20.0		Many homes were destroyed.
22[4]	Iceland, north of	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.
23[5]	Trinidad and Tobago, north of Tobago	6.9	100.0
30[6]	France, southeast of the Loyalty Islands	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.

February

February

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw  Japan
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3[7]	New Hebrides	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
4[8]	New Hebrides	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.
12[9]	Japan, off the south coast of Honshu	7.2	350.0
18[10]	Greece Greece, north of Crete	6.9	150.0
25[11]	New Guinea, New Britain	6.0	0.0		Depth unknown.

March

March

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw 2 events.
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	0

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
30[12]	New Hebrides	7.1	80.0
31[13]	Norway, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica	7.1	0.0

April

April

Strongest magnitude	8.1 Mw Taiwan
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	0

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
12[14][15]	Taiwan, northeast of	8.1	235.0		Slight damage was caused. 13 homes were destroyed.
20[16]	Fiji	7.0	330.0

May

May

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw  New Hebrides
Deadliest	6.4 Mw  Costa Rica 700 deaths
Total fatalities	700
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[17]	New Hebrides	7.1	80.0
4[18]	Costa Rica, northeast of San Jose, Costa Rica	6.4	0.0		The 1910 Costa Rica earthquakes killed at least 700 people and caused widespread destruction. Depth unknown.	700
13[19]	United States, Bristol Bay, Alaska	6.6	100.0
22[20]	Russia, Kuril Islands	6.9	35.0
31[21]	northern East Pacific Rise	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.

June

June

Strongest magnitude	7.8 Mw  New Hebrides
Deadliest	6.4 Mw  French Algeria 12 deaths
Total fatalities	12
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	5

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[22]	New Hebrides	7.3	80.0
1[23]	New Hebrides	7.1	80.0		Aftershock.
9[24]	Japan, Izu Islands	6.7	400.0
16[25]	Spain, Alboran Sea	6.1	35.0
16[26]	New Hebrides, Tanna (island)	7.8	100.0
17[27]	Taiwan, south of	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
24[28]	French Algeria, Bouira Province	6.4	33.0	XI	12 people were killed and damage was reported.	12
29[29]	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands	7.2	0.0		Depth unknown.
29[30]	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.

July

July

Strongest magnitude	6.7 Mw  German New Guinea
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	2

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
12[31]	China, Xinjiang Province	6.6	120.0
29[32]	German New Guinea, East Sepik Province	6.7	80.0

August

August

Strongest magnitude	7.4 Mw  Fiji
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[33]	Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea	6.5	200.0
5[34]	United States, off the coast of Oregon	6.6	0.0		Depth unknown.
21[35]	Fiji	7.4	600.0		Depth unknown.
21[36]	Greece, southeast of Crete	6.5	170.0

September

September

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw  German New Guinea
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	2

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[37]	Philippines, Batanes Islands	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.
1[38]	Taiwan, off the east coast	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
6[39]	Chile, Antofagasta Region	7.1	0.0		Depth unknown.
7[40]	German New Guinea, New Britain	7.2	80.0
9[41]	United States, Andreanof Islands	7.0	25.0
24[42][43]	Mexico, Oaxaca	6.7	80.0	IX	Some damage was caused.

October

October

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw  Chile
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	0

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
4[44]	Chile, Antofagasta Region	7.2	120.0

November

November

Strongest magnitude	7.3 Mw  New Hebrides
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
6[45]	Canada, west of Haida Gwaii	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
9[46]	New Hebrides	7.3	20.0
10[47][48]	New Hebrides	7.1	90.0		Some damage was reported. A tsunami was observed.
14[49]	Taiwan, off the northeast coast	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
15[50]	southern Atlantic Ocean	7.2	60.0
26[51]	New Hebrides	7.2	50.0
29[52]	Japan, Ryukyu Islands	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.

December

December

Strongest magnitude	7.6 Mw  Dutch East Indies
Deadliest	7.3 Mw  German East Africa 2 deaths
Total fatalities	2
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
4[53]	Dutch East Indies, south of Papua (province)	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
10[54]	British Solomon Islands, southeast of Makira	7.2	50.0
13[55][56]	German East Africa, Rukwa Region	7.3	15.0		2 people were killed and some damage was caused.	2
14[57]	Fiji	7.2	600.0
16[58]	Dutch East Indies, Talaud Islands	7.6	15.0
18[59]	Dutch East Indies, Talaud Islands	6.7	0.0	VIII	Aftershock. Some homes were damaged. Depth unknown.
30[60]	Philippines, northern Mindanao	6.2	60.0	VII	Some damage was caused.

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