List of earthquakes in 1924

Earthquakes in 1924

Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1924 4.0−5.9 magnitude 6.0−6.9 magnitude 7.0−7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	Davao Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines April 14 (Magnitude 8.0)
Deadliest	central Java, Indonesia December 2 727 deaths
Total fatalities	1,152
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0−8.9	1
7.0−7.9	14
6.0−6.9	47
5.0−5.9	2
← 1923 1925 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1924. 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. Whilst it was still a fairly active year, the death toll in 1924 was substantially lower than in 1923. Indonesia bore the brunt of the deadly quakes. Turkey, Algeria and China also had events which caused many deaths. Seismic activity remained high in Japan, and the Philippines and Russia saw many earthquakes as well.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7002727000000000000♠727	5000000000000000000♠0.0	central Java, Indonesia	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002016-12-02-0000December 2
7000200000000000000♠2	7002101000000000000♠101	7000560000000099999♠5.6	Batna Province, Algeria	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002016-03-16-0000March 16
7000300000000000000♠3	7002100000000000000♠100	7000700000000000000♠7.0	southern Xinjiang Province, China	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002016-07-03-0000July 3
7000400000000000000♠4	7001600000000000000♠60	7000680000000000000♠6.8	Erzurum Province, Turkey	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-09-13-0000September 13
7000400000000000000♠4	7001600000000000000♠60	5000000000000000000♠0.0	central Java, Indonesia	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002016-11-12-0000November 12
7000500000000000000♠5	7001500000000000000♠50	7000530000000000000♠5.3	Agri Province, Turkey	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002016-05-13-0000May 13
7000600000000000000♠6	7001400000000000000♠40	7000690000000000000♠6.9	Chimborazo Province, Ecuador	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002016-03-03-0000March 3
7000700000000000000♠7	7001140000000000000♠14	7000680000000000000♠6.8	Saitama Prefecture, Honshu, Japan	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-01-14-0000January 14

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7000800000000000000♠8.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Davao Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-04-14-0000April 14
7000200000000000000♠2	7000750000000000000♠7.5	5000000000000000000♠0	southwest Pacific Ocean	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002016-06-26-0000June 26
7000300000000000000♠3	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	off east coast of Iturup, Kuril Islands, Russia	7002139600000000000♠139.6	000000002016-06-30-0000June 30
7000300000000000000♠3	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	southern Xinjiang Province, China	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002016-07-11-0000July 11
7000300000000000000♠3	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan	7002179400000000000♠179.4	000000002016-10-13-0000October 13
7000400000000000000♠4	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Cartago Province, Costa Rica	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-03-04-0000March 4
7000400000000000000♠4	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	Fiji	7002535000000000000♠535.0	000000002016-05-04-0000May 4
7000400000000000000♠4	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	southwest Pacific Ocean	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-07-24-0000July 24
7000400000000000000♠4	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	east of Mindanao, Philippines	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-08-30-0000August 30
7000500000000000000♠5	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	south of Fiji	7002350000000000000♠350.0	000000002016-01-16-0000January 16
7000500000000000000♠5	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	southwest Sea of Okhotsk	7002431800000000000♠431.8	000000002016-05-28-0000May 28
7000500000000000000♠5	7000700000000000000♠7.0	7002100000000000000♠100	southern Xinjiang Province, China	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002016-07-03-0000July 3
7000500000000000000♠5	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-08-14-0000August 14
7000500000000000000♠5	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Kuril Islands, Russia	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002016-12-27-0000December 27
7000500000000000000♠5	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	Kuril Islands, Russia	7001350000000000000♠35.0	000000002016-12-28-0000December 28

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January–March

• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Saitama Prefecture, Honshu, Japan on January 14 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[1] This appears to be an aftershock of the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake from September 1923. Fourteen deaths were reported and further damage was caused in the area devastated by the previous Septembers event.^[2]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck south of Fiji on January 16 at a depth of 350.0 km.^[3]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the western side of the Sea of Okhotsk on January 21 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[4]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Atacama Region, Chile on January 29 at a depth of 45.0 km.^[5]
• , A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southwest of Guam on January 30 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[6]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Southeast Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia on February 13 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[7]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southeast of Cyprus on February 18 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[8]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Chimborazo Province, Ecuador on March 3 at an unknown depth. Forty deaths were reported and some damage was caused.^[9]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Cartago Province, Costa Rica on March 4 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[10]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia on March 5 at a depth of 143.4 km.^[11]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica on March 11 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[12]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Peru on March 11 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[13]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck central Sakhalin, Russia on March 15 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[14]
• A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Batna Province, Algeria on March 16 at an unknown depth. At least 101 people were killed.^[15]

April–June

• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the eastern part of Kalimantan, Indonesia on April 13 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[16]
• A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Davao Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines on April 14 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[17] Many homes were destroyed in the area.^[18]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Yemen on April 20 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[19]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Michoacan, Mexico on April 21 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[20]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador on May 1 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[21]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Fiji on May 4 at a depth of 535.0 km.^[22]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck west of Luzon, Philippines on May 6 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[23] A tsunami was generated which caused some minor damage.^[24]
• A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Agri Province, Turkey on May 13 at an unknown depth. Fifty people were killed and many homes were destroyed.^[25]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck West Papua (province), Indonesia on May 17 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[26]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the southwest Sea of Okhotsk on May 28 at a depth of 431.8 km.^[27]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck western Java, Indonesia on June 22 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[28]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the west coast of Colombia on June 22 at a depth of 60.0 km.^[29]
• A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the far southwest Pacific Ocean on June 26 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[30]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the east coast of Iturup, Kuril Islands, Russia on June 30 at a depth of 139.6 km.^[31]

July–September

• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck southern Xinjiang Province, China on July 3 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[32] One-hundred deaths were reported. Landslides occurred and some homes were destroyed.^[33]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Choco Department, Colombia on July 6 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[34]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan on July 6 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[35]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southern Xinjiang Province, China on July 11 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[36] This event struck in the same area as the deadly July 3 earthquake.
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan on July 12 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[37]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Guayas Province, Ecuador on July 22 at a depth of 250.0 km.^[38]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck east of Taiwan on July 22 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[39]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the far southwest Pacific Ocean on July 24 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[40]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the South-east Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia on July 29 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[41]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Ibaraki Prefecture, Honshu, Japan on August 6 at a depth of 75.0 km.^[42]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on August 10 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[43]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on August 14 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[44]
• A magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on August 14 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[45]
• A magnitude 6.2 aftershock struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on August 17 at a depth of 10.0 km.^[46]
• A magnitude 6.6 aftershock struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on August 17 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[47]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on August 25 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[48]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan on August 28 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[49]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck east of Mindanao, Philippines on August 30 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[50] Some homes were destroyed and many landslides occurred.^[51]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Flores Sea, Indonesia on September 10 at a depth of 200.0 km.^[52]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Erzurum Province, Turkey on September 13 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[53] Sixty deaths were caused as well as the destruction of 380 homes.^[54]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Rat Islands, Alaska on September 14 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[55]
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck northeast of Mindanao, Philippines on September 14 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[56]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan on September 16 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[57]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Ibaraki Prefecture, Honshu, Japan on September 18 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[58]

October–December

• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck western Xizang Province, China on October 8 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[59]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan on October 13 at a depth of 179.4 km.^[60]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the west coast of Colombia on October 18 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[61]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Commander Islands, Russia on October 20 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[62]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Mindanao, Philippines on October 27 at a depth of 20.0 km.^[63]
• An earthquake struck central Java, Indonesia on November 12. The magnitude and depth were unknown. Sixty lives were lost and landslides occurred.^[64]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the northern tip of Hokkaido, Japan on November 25 at a depth of 300.0 km.^[65]
• An earthquake struck central Java, Indonesia on December 2. Like the one on November 12 the magnitude and depth were unknown. This event however was far more devastating with 727 deaths and major damage being caused.^[66]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the northern Molucca Sea, Indonesia on December 5 at a depth of 200.0 km.^[67]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the south coast of New Guinea on December 9 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[68]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck San Luis Province, Argentina on December 14 at a depth of 33.0 km.^[69]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Vanuatu on December 15 at a depth of 210.0 km.^[70]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on December 27 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[71]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on December 28 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[72] With this coming a day after the previous event it can be considered a doublet earthquake.

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